Explain the cleansing action of soap.

Cleansing action of soap : When a dirty
cloth is put in water containing dissolved soap
or detergent then the new polar hydrocarbon
tails of the soap or the detergent dissolve oil or grease while the ionic parts of soap or detergent (having negative charge) get attach to the water molecules. As a result, soap or detergent micelles
are formed in which the soap or detergent
molecules are arranged radially with hydrocarbon
ends directed towards the centre and ionic ends
directed outwards. In this way, micelle entraps the
oily or greasy dirt by using its hydrocarbon ends.
e ionic ends remain attached to water. When
the surface of the cloth is scrubbed or agitated the
loosened oily dirt particles are removed and cloth
is cleaned.