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Define the cleansing action of soap

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Here's your answer:-Soap is sodium or potassium or sodium salt of fatty acid. It is obtained by treating oil with caustic soda forming Sodium stearate and is a STRONG BASE. It's water solution will be slightly alkaline.Cleansing action of soap:Two ends of soap molecules behave differently. The ionic end is hydrophilic which is oriented towards water. The other end is hydrophobic and is oriented towards dirt which is oily in nature. A micelle formation around the oil particle takes place which when flushed with excess water, the micelle CONTAINING dirt is removed, THUS cleaning the clothes.[For 5m=whole answerFor 3m=only second parafor 1m=only last sentence]Hope it helps!!!



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