give the mechanism of cleansing action of soap in about 25 words
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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 . It leads to formation of micelles . This forms emulsion in water which is easily removed . In short , oily dirt is dissolved in Carboxylic acid part of soap and is removed .
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Cleansing action of soaps:-
The dirst present on clothes is organic in nature and insoluble in water. Therefore, it cannot be eand by washing using only water.That is why soaps are to be used. When soap is dissolved in water, its hydrophobic ends attach themselves to the dirt and remove it from the cloth. Then, the molecules of soap arranges themselves in the form of micelle and traps the dirt at the end of the cluster. Then these micelles get suspended in the water. Hence the dirt from the cloth is removed
micelle:- an aggregate of molecus in a colloidal solution such as those formed by detergents
The dirst present on clothes is organic in nature and insoluble in water. Therefore, it cannot be eand by washing using only water.That is why soaps are to be used. When soap is dissolved in water, its hydrophobic ends attach themselves to the dirt and remove it from the cloth. Then, the molecules of soap arranges themselves in the form of micelle and traps the dirt at the end of the cluster. Then these micelles get suspended in the water. Hence the dirt from the cloth is removed
micelle:- an aggregate of molecus in a colloidal solution such as those formed by detergents
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