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Can you tell me how soap work to eliminate germs?
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Soap: Soap attaches to the oils that the germs are clinging to. This allows the germs to be removed from the skin. Rubbing soap also manually helps to cleave off germs. The germs can then be flushed away with water.
Answered 10/8/2015
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