The cleaning action of soaps and detergents is attributable to
A) their ionic character.
B) the long hydrocarbon tail in their structure.
C) their ability to dissociate into ions.
D) all of the above.

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The cleaning action of soaps and detergents is attributable to their ionic character as they dissociate into ions, and the long hydrocarbon tail in their structure. Therefore, all of the choices (A, B, and C) are correct.

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