16. Explain the mechanism of cleaning action of soaps.
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Explanation:
A soap molecule consists of two parts:
A long chain hydrocarbon tail. It is hydrophobic in nature.
Head: It is hydrophilic in nature.
When soap is added to an oily or greasy part of cloth, the hydrocarbon part of soap dissolves in oil, keeping the head away from the oil. Big molecules of oil and soap break by rubbing into small emulsified oil droplets in water, which are washed away by stream of water. The soap molecules which form micelles assist in dissolving the dirt in water, thus, we can wash our clothes.
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This is known as micelle formations. Cleaning action of soaps: ... When soap molecules are present in water, the molecules arrange themselves in the form of a cluster in such a manner that their hydrophobic ends are away from the water molecules and their hydrophilic or ionic ends are towards the water molecules.
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Cleansing Action of Soaps and Detergents. Most of the dirt is oily in nature and oil does not dissolve in water. The molecule of soap constitutes sodium or potassium salts of long-chain carboxylic acids. In the case of soaps, the carbon chain dissolves in oil and the ionic end dissolves in water.
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