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(a) State two properties of carbon which lead to a very large number of carbon compounds. 

(b) Why does micelle formation take place when soap is added to water? Why are micelles not formed when soap is added to ethanol?

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(a) 

(i)-Catenation 

(ii) Tetravalency 

(b) It is because large number of molecular ions of soaps get aggregated and form colloidal solution. Soap has hydrophobic tail (hydrocarbon) which dissolves in hydrocarbon part and hydrophilic part dissolves in water. Ethanol is non-polar solvent therefore micelles are not formed because hydrocarbon part gets attracted towards ethanol and ionic end will not dissolve in alcohol.

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