molecular structure of soap
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Fatty acids have long hydrocarbon chains containing anywhere from 4 to 18 carbons. ... A soap molecule consists of a polar ionic hydrophilic (water "loving") end, which is shown in blue in the structure above, and a non-polar hydrophobic (water "hating") end, which is the hydrocarbon chain shown in red above.
A soap molecule consists of a polar ionic hydrophilic (water "loving") end, which is shown in blue in the structure above, and a non-polar hydrophobic (water "hating") end, which is the hydrocarbon chain shown in red above. When dissolved in water the soap molecules arrange themselves in the form of roughly spherical aggregates of 60 or so molecules, called micelles. Micelles have the hydrophobic tails clustered together in the center (away from the water), and the hydrophilic ionic ends are on the outside, and are solvated by the water molecules
