basically the surfactant is poured into a solution containing water due to the large hydrophobic backbone of the surfactant, the molecules van der waals forces attract the backbones together due to desire to become more stable, forming a micelle which has a small hydrophobic environment in the middle whilst the polar (hydrophillic) heads interact with the outside h2o solvent molecules h2o is polar (charged) whilst the backbone of the surfactant is not (hydrophobic, no charge), so they do not interact with each other
yes they are amphiphilic but the poster means that this is an oil in water mix, not a water in oil mix. if this was poured into an organic solution, then a reverse micelle would be formed where the polar heads would point inwards whilst the non-polar tail would point outwards
This would be SO much better with a voiceover explaining what is happening and why.
basically the surfactant is poured into a solution containing water
due to the large hydrophobic backbone of the surfactant, the molecules van der waals forces attract the backbones together due to desire to become more stable, forming a micelle which has a small hydrophobic environment in the middle whilst the polar (hydrophillic) heads interact with the outside h2o solvent molecules
h2o is polar (charged) whilst the backbone of the surfactant is not (hydrophobic, no charge), so they do not interact with each other
amazing vidoe ..
no sound?
I like it
That´s awesome
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hydrophobic? isn't it both? and aren't micelles are essentially hydrphilic?
yes they are amphiphilic but the poster means that this is an oil in water mix, not a water in oil mix.
if this was poured into an organic solution, then a reverse micelle would be formed where the polar heads would point inwards whilst the non-polar tail would point outwards