explain the machanism of the cleansing action of soaps
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Soap molecules are long chain of carboxylic acids with sodium or potassium at one end . Since the dirt is mostly oily in nature which does not dissolve in water , the carbon chain dissolves in oily dirt and ionic end dissolves in water.
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Soaps are sodium salts of fatty acids .The two ends of molecule of soap behave differently .
the ionic end of hydrophilic and it is oriented towards water .The other hydrocarbon end is hydrophobic and it is oriented towards dirt which is only in nature . A micelle formation around the oily dirt takes place .
when flushed with excess water , the micelle containing the dirt is removed , thus cleaning the clothes ,
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