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Explain the cleansing action of soaps.

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When grease or oil on the cloth comes in contact with soap solution, the stearate ions arrange themselves in such a way that its hydrophobic part is in the oil (or grease) and the hydrophilic part project outside the grease droplet like bristles.
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