The ionic end of soap dissolves in nbsp- nbsp-while its carbon chain dissolves in nbsp-wateroillatheracid

The correct options are A water B oil The ionic end of soap is polar, so it attracts nbsp;water (hydrophilic in nature) and hence dissolves in water. On the o ...

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The ionic end of soap dissolves in , while its carbon chain dissolves in .

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Solution

The correct options are
A water
B oil
The ionic end of soap is polar, so it attracts water (hydrophilic in nature) and hence dissolves in water.
On the other hand, the carbon chain is non polar, so it repels water (hydrophobic in nature) and hence, dissolves in oil.
Due to this, spherical shaped micelles are formed, which help in removing dirt from a surface.

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