Explain the mechanism of the cleaning action of soaps.

Explanation

Cleaning action of soaps :
The dirt (oil and grease) present on clothes is organic in nature ,and insoluble in water .Therefire it cannot be removed only by washing with water. When soap molecules are present in water ,the molecules arrange themselves in the form of a clusters in such a manner that their hydrophobic ends are away from the water molecules ans their hydrophilic or ionic ends are towards the water molecules.
The molecules of soap arrange themselves in micelle formation and trap the sirt at the centre of the cluster .These micelles remain suspended in water like particles in a colloidal solution .The various micelles present in water do not come togetger to form a precipitate as each micelle repels the dust particles remain trapped in the micelles (which remain suspended ),and are easily washed away by water .