Question

What is miccellls and 3 difference between soaps and detergents ?

Answer 1

A micelle or micella is an aggregate of surfactant molecules dispersed in a liquid colloid. A typical micelle in aqueous solution forms an aggregate with the hydrophilic "head" regions in contact with surrounding solvent, sequestering the hydrophobic single-tail regions in the micelle centre
Soaps
1. Soap are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids.
2. There are cheap.
3. There are not suitable for delicate clothes.
4. They are clean better in hot water.
5. They don't produce lather with hard water and are not able to clean the cloth.
6. Lot of water is needed to remove soap from the cloth.
Detergents
1. Detergents are the sodium salt of sulphonic acid.
2. They are costly.
3. They are suitable for delicate clothes.
4. They clean both in hot and cold water.
5. They clean the cloth even in hard water.
6. They are removed very easily so less quantity of water is needed.