Which atom is being researched as a possible ingredient of magnetic soap that can clean up oil spills? carbon gold oxygen iron

The correct answer is iron.  

The scientists from Britain discovered a soap with magnetic characteristics that could exhibit huge applications in the manner to fight against the damaging oil spills. In the mentioned soaps, the iron-abundant salts are supplemented to establish metallic centers inside the particles of the soap.  

After the solution is treated in a water source, a magnet was utilized to subjugate both the surface tension and gravity of the water, levitating the iron-rich scrubbing bubbles so that they can be withdrawn easily.  

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i think it is dna, i'm not totally sure but i think it might be.