- Soaps are surfactants. - Surfactants reduce the surface tension of water. - Reduced surface tension allows water to spread and penetrate effectively. - Soap molecules emulsify grease and dirt by forming micelles. - The fundamental principle involves the interaction of soap at surfaces (related to surface tension).
Soaps clean surfaces on the principle based on
Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2019 · Topic: Detergents and Soap (Mechanism of Cleansing Action of Soaps: Micelle Formation)
More Chemistry questions
- Soap and detergents help remove dirt from cloths. It does so because of having two parts :
- Cleansing action of soap occurs because
- Which one of the following statements about fertilizers is not correct?
- The soap molecule has -
- Which one of the following is not used as fertilizer?
- Which one among the following fertilizers is a source of nitrogen ?
- Which of the following fertilizers has more nitrogen content?
- The most popular fertilizer for foliar application is