> Surfactants are molecules that have water-resisting (hydrophobic) and water-attracting (hydrophilic) parts that lower surface tension Literally the definitio

> Surfactants are molecules that have water-resisting (hydrophobic) and water-attracting (hydrophilic) parts that lower surface tension Literally the definition of soap. All they were missing was describing it as a chain with each end attracting the other property.