Question

Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water? Will a micelle be formed in other solvents like ethanol?

Answer 1

Soap is made up of two parts,

# Hydrophilic part, which is water loving

# Hydrophobic part, water repulsing part

#When soap is added to water, soap molecules arrange themselves in a cluster to keep the non-polar portion out of water such that the non-polar ends are in the interior of the cluster
and the polar ends are on the surface of the cluster.
# Since the dirt present on clothes is organic in nature and insoluble in water, the hydrophobic ends of the clusters attach themselves to the dirt. This cluster formation in which the dirt is entrapped is the micelle.
#No micelle can't formed in other solvents like ethanol
# hope its help you

Answer 2

Soap molecule consist of two parts, one hydrophillic and other one is hydrophobic Hydrophobic part of soap is dissolved with dirt molecule and hydrophillic remains suspended in water. Thus more molecules of soap are attached to dirt having their one end suspended in water to form a micelle. Since ethanol is not as polar as soap micelle will not be formed in other solvents such as ethanol.

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