Explain the cleaning action of soap?

1.	Explain the cleaning action of soap?
Answer» Soap helps insoluble particles to become SOLUBLE in water. It makes the cleaning easy. Oil or fats are insoluble in water. Soap molecules has two parts- the polar head and the non-polar long hydrocarbon tail. The polar part is associated with the water .The insoluble oil/fat molecules become associated inside the micelle formed by soap molecules with polar hydrophilic (water-loving) GROUPS on the outside and encasing a hydrophobic (water-hating) pocket. The fat molecules are ATTACHED to the micelle which shields the oil/fat molecules from the water making it soluble. Once the dirt or fat molecules are DISSOLVED in water, it can be rinsed away easily.

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