Explain the statement: The bubble pattern in the detergent is analogous to the arrangement of unit cells in a crystalline solid.

The bubble pattern in the detergent is analogous to the arrangement of unit cell as the detergent bubbles globule form crystalline unit cell structure when they are mixed with water.

Explanation:

Crystalline solids are the type of solids where atoms or molecules which form the solid is in a well defined manner. The solids are of five types based on types of particles they contain: atomic, molecular, ionic, metallic and covalent. Detergents are surfactants that lowers the surface tension of water Detergent bubbles assume structure similar to as that of crystalline solid. The smallest unit of crystalline solid is called as unit cell