Question

At the critical micelle concentration (CMC) the surfactant molecules
(a) decompose
(b) dissociate
(c) associate
(d) become completely soluble

Answer 1

I think it's associated mate

Answer 2

Answer:

(c) associate is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Surfactant means a substance which is used to reduce surface tension of a liquid.

Micelles are lipid molecules.

They are thousand in numbers.

They are colloidal dimensions which are in equilibrium with the molecules they are associated with.

They contain fats and vitmans.

CMC is critical micelles concentration.

It is concentration at which micelles are formed.

And all of them are fomed spontaneously.

Here the surfactant molecules associate with each other.