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The cleaning action of soap and detergent in water is due to the formation of

A

micelle

B

salt

C

base

D

acid

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A spericla aggregate of soap molecules in the soap solution in water is called micelle when soap is dissolved in water it forms a colloidal suspencsion in which the soap moleculs cluster together ot form sperical micelles
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