Question

The soap molecules has choose answer: hydrophobic head and hydrophilic tail hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail hydrophilic head and hydrophilic tail hydrophobic head and hydrophobic tail

Answer 1

hydrophilic head (makes bond with water) and hydrophobic tail (makes bond with dirt molecule)

Answer 2

The soap molecules have :

A hydrophobic tail and a hydrophilic head.

The soap molecule is said to have a tadpole structure.

➡️ Long hydrocarbon chain(tail) is oil soluble while short ionic part(head) is water soluble.

The head is hydrophilic due to the polar nature of water molecules.