explain the mechanism of the cleaning action of soap? class 10
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Explanation:
you can also refer the reaction of saponification. it means the ester is reacted with sodium to form the soap and if you are talking about mechanism of the cleaning action of soap the micelles structure which contains two tails hydrophobic and hydrophilic so hydrophobic stick with the dirt and the hydrophilic stick with the surface of water I hope that this much will help you for understanding the mechanism of the cleansing action of soap and if you understand this then please add me in brainliest
Answer:
A soap molecule is called as a micelle.
Soap is the Sodium and Potassium salts of Long chain Carboxylic acids
When this happens, there is a large gap between the Anion and The Cation.
This causes 2 parts of a molecule. One end is a Hydro phobic end And another one is a Hydrophilic end
Dirt is usually a greasy material. when Soap is applied on to the dirt, the molecule's Hydro phobic end latch onto the dirt molecule.
When we apply Water onto the dirt and soap, the Hydro Philic end is attracted to the water and the grease is carried to along with the water and is washed away.
For further reference along with diagram, refer to CBSE textbook pg 75