Class 10 Science - Chapter Carbon and Its Compound NCERT Solutions | Why does micelle formation take place wh
Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water? Will a micelle be formed in other solvents such as ethanol also?
A soap is a sodium or potassium salt of long chain carboxylic acids. It has one polar end and one non-polar end. The polar end is hydrophilic in nature which is attracted towards water. The non-polar end is hydrophobic but lipophilic, i.e., it is attracted towards hydrocarbons. When soap is added to water, soap molecules arrange themselves in a cluster, the non-polar portion out of water such that the non-polar ends are in the interior of the cluster attached with dirt and the polar ends are on the surface of the cluster. Since the dirt present on clothes is oily in nature and insoluble in water, the hydrophobic ends of the clusters attach themselves to the dirt. This cluster of soap molecule formation in which the dirt is entrapped is called micelles.
Micelle formation does not occur in alcohol because the alkyl chain of soap becomes soluble in alcohol.
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