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    This document discusses soap, fats, and cell membranes. It explains that soaps are surfactants that interfere with hydrogen bonds in water and work by forming micelles that trap dirt. It also describes how lipids like fats are made of hydrocarbon chains and are a key part of cell membranes, which have a phospholipid bilayer structure. Finally, it outlines the differences between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids as well as the basic structure of phospholipids.

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    This document discusses soap, fats, and cell membranes. It explains that soaps are surfactants that interfere with hydrogen bonds in water and work by forming micelles that trap dirt. It also describes how lipids like fats are made of hydrocarbon chains and are a key part of cell membranes, which have a phospholipid bilayer structure. Finally, it outlines the differences between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids as well as the basic structure of phospholipids.

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    Soap, Fat, and Cell

    Membranes

    Surfactant
    Surfactants

    - chemicals that lower surface

    tension
    Soap
    Interferes

    with hydrogen bonds in water

    How soaps work

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdKlyofu0Xw

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boRRoAwjyjI

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjZDTiV2s_w

    Micelle

    Cell membranes
    phospholipid bilayer

    Lipids
    Lipid

    fats, oils, steroids, and waxes made


    from hydrocarbon chains.
    Uses:

    Energy storage, hormone production, cell


    membrane structure

    How do you make a chain?

    Hydrocarbon chain

    Polymer

    Monome
    r

    Polymer

    molecule made up of repeating


    monomers

    Monomer

    a molecule that can form chains


    with other identical molecules.

    Carboxylic acid

    Saturated fatty acid

    Unsaturated fatty acid

    Phospholipid

    Cell membranes
    phospholipid bilayer

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