Detergents dissolved in water help in cleaning clothes by-----?

A. Increasing the temperature of water

B. Reacting chemically with dirt

C. Reducing the surface tension of water (Answer)

D. Dissolving dirt

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Answer :

C. Reducing the surface tension of water (Answer)

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