alleryStart learning →The cleansing action of soap is due to the formation of spherical aggregates called:
- micelles
- isomers
- esters
- crystals
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Correct answer: A. micelles
Soap molecules cluster into micelles, trapping oily dirt at the centre.
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A soap molecule cleans greasy clothes mainly because:
- bleaches grease using oxygen
- dissolves grease completely
- kills the grease chemically
- tail in grease, head in water
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Correct answer: D. tail in grease, head in water
The hydrophobic tail buries into grease
the hydrophilic head pokes into water.
The arrangement forms micelles that suspend dirt in water for rinsing.
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