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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when high concentrations of dissolved calcium ions cause destabilization of soap solutions?
A)Soap scum formation accelerates greatly✓
B)Increased micelle solubilization of fats
C)Lower critical micelle concentration occurs
D)Increased solution surface tension results
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Soap scum accelerates greatly because hard water ions cause a destabilizing salting out effect, decreasing solubility. This precipitation occurs because the ionic bonds formed become stronger therefore scum appears, rather than the soap remaining soluble.
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