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Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water? will a micelle be formed in other solvents such as ethanol also?

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Soap molecule consists of two parts - one part is drophobic and other part is hydrophilie. Hydrophobic Ist of soap is dissolved with dirt and hydrophilic part mains suspended in water. Thus, many more molecules soap are attached to dirt having their one end suspended water. So, micelle is formed.
Since ethanol is not as polar as soaps, so, micelles will be formed in other solvent such as ethanol also ?
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