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Examine the following figure. What does the image represent? an oil molecule surrounded by bubbles a. Ob. a water-soluble sal
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Option (c) is correct.

a soap micelle with a dissolved oil droplet

Explanation...

A soap molecule is a long hydrocarbon chain with a hydrophilic (water loving) end and a hydrophobic (water fearing) end.

Hydrophillic Head (Loves water) Attracted to water molecules Hydrophobic Tail -(Loves oil) Attracted to oil molecules

The hydrophobic end is lipophilic (oil loving). When the soap molecules come into contact with an oily dirt, the hydrophobic ends stick to the dirt while the hydrophilic end sticks to the water. Motion causes the water to move, pulling at the soap molecules, which pull at the dirt.

Stearate ion qai Oil droplet

3-D diagram of a micelle ... Water

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