When talking about chemistry, one of the first topics to breach is the chemistry of soap. In the time of a global pandemic, washing our hands has become second nature and at some point at the beginning the stockpiling of soap even led to shortages in some areas.

So let's talk about soap and how it does its job.

Sources

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seife

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap

General Chemistry by D. D. Ebbing 5th Ed. 1996 ISBN 0-395-74415-6

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detergent

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinigungsmittel

https://www.quirkyscience.com/difference-soap-detergent/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/12/science-soap-kills-coronavirus-alcohol-based-disinfectants

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/3/11/21173187/coronavirus-covid-19-hand-washing-sanitizer-compared-soap-is-dope

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_polarity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solubility