What are micelles? Give an example of micelles system.
Soaps contain hydrophobic and hydrophilic part when dissolved in the water they arrange themselves in such a way that They form a spherical structure having hydrophobic part towards the centre and hydrophilic part away from centre. This cluster is known as Micelle. Ex-Sodium stearate + Water
(CH3 (CH2)16COO-Na + H2O)
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