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Soap is a cleaning substance made by combining fat or oil with an alkali (like caustic soda or caustic potash). This process is called saponification. The result is a molecule that has two different ends:
- A head that loves water (hydrophilic).
- A tail that loves oil and grease but hates water (hydrophobic).
How Does Soap Work?
- Dirt and grease don’t dissolve in water alone because they are oily.
- When soap is added, the tails of soap molecules stick into the grease/oil, while the heads stay in water.
- Many soap molecules surround the grease, forming a micelle (a tiny ball-like structure).
- The grease gets trapped inside the micelle, and because the outside is water-loving, the whole thing can be rinsed away with water.
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