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Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water? Will a micelle be formed in other solvents such as ethanol also?
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Soap molecules have two ends. One end is hydrophilic and another end is hydrophobic.
- When soap is dissolved in water and clothes are put in the soapy solution, hydrophobic end of soap molecules converge in a typical fashion to make a structure; called micelle.
- The hydrophilic end is outside the sphere.
Micelle is not formed in other solvent such as ethanol because the alkyl chain of soap becomes soluble in alcohol.
- When soap is dissolved in water and clothes are put in the soapy solution, hydrophobic end of soap molecules converge in a typical fashion to make a structure; called micelle.
- The hydrophilic end is outside the sphere.
Micelle is not formed in other solvent such as ethanol because the alkyl chain of soap becomes soluble in alcohol.
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