How are Micelles formed? Discuss the mechanism also.

i. Soaps and detergents clean clothes in micelle formation.

ii. Soap contains a hydrophilic polar head and a hydrophobic tail.

iii. Soap molecules after ionization in water, arrange themselves around oily dirt in such a manner that generally spherically shaped micelles are formed.

iv. During micelle formation, hydrophobic tail attracts the dirt particles and remains inside whereas the hydrophilic polar head remains outside and reacts with water.

v. Thus, oil dirt gets surrounded by micelle.

vi. All micelles are negative charges. Hence, do not precipitate.

vii. As a result, when soaps are applied n dirty clothes in water, all dirt gets removed by water and clothes become clean.