Explain cleaning action of soap
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Cleansing Action of Soaps and Detergents. ... In the case of soaps, the carbon chain dissolves in oil and the ionic end dissolves in water. Thus the soap molecules form structures called micelles. In micelles, one end is towards the oil droplet and the other end which is the ionic faces outside.
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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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