For 10 points— identify this class of chemicals which lower the surface tension of liquids, examples of which include detergents.
Their use results in monolayer formation past the CMC point. Their solubilities increase strongly past the (*) Krafft point, and the SDS-PAGE technique is based on the interaction of proteins with this class of compounds. Most of them operate by capturing target molecules in globs consisting of hydrophobic tails and hydrophilic heads called micelles. For 10 points— identify this class of chemicals which lower the surface tension of liquids, examples of which include detergents.
Their use results in monolayer formation past the CMC point.
surfactants (accept detergents before it is read)