Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water?
Will a micelle be formed in other solvents such as ethanol also?
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Michelle formation is take place because if soap is added to water soap is responsible for bringing out the Mal portion of cloth therefore missals hydrophobic and will attract by the impure compound on cloth and hydrophobic and will repel the compound
When soap is at the surface of water, the hydrophobic ‘tail’ of soap will not be soluble in water and the soap will algin along the surface of water with the ionic end in water and the hydrocarbon ‘tail’ protruding out of water. Inside water these molecules have a unique orientation that keeps the hydrocarbon portion out of the water. This is achieved by forming clusters of molecules in which the hydrophobic tails are in the interior of the cluster and the ionic ends are on the surface of the cluster. This information is called micelle.
Micelle will not form in all types of solvents. It will form in such type of solvent in which soap is soluble.e.g. soap is insoluble in ethanol, hence, no micelle formation takes place.