Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water ? Will a micelle be formed in other solvents such as ethanol also ?
Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water ? Will a micelle be formed in other solvents such as ethanol also ?
Micelles are formed when soap is added to water. This is because the hydrocarbon chains of a soap molecule are hydrophobic and insoluble in water, but the ionic ends are hydrophilic and soluble in water. Micelles are an aggregate of soap molecules that arrange themselves in a spherical shape in the soap solution.
Micelles will not form in a solvent like ethanol, as the hydrocarbon chain of soap molecules is hydrophobic; hence, not be soluble in organic solvent like ethanol.
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