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== Formation ==
== Formation ==


The micelle packing parameter equation is utilized to help "predict molecular self-assembly in surfactant solutions":<ref name="r2">Nagarajan, R. 2002. "Molecular Packing Parameter and Surfactant Self-Assembly: The Neglected Role of the Surfactant Tail†". Langmuir 18: 31. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/la010831y</ref>


[[File:Micelle Packing Eq.png|left|text-top|Micelle packing eq.]]
where [[File:Vo.png|top]]&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.6;">is the surfactant tail volume, [[File:Lo.png|top]]&nbsp;is the tail length, and [[File:Ae.png|top]]&nbsp;is the equilibrium area per molecule at the aggregate surface.</span>


== Role in oil emulsion ==
== Role in oil emulsion ==
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