Apparent molar volume, ultrasonic velocity and absorption studies have been carried out in aqueous solutions of some bile salts namely sodium cholate and sodium deoxycholate containing 10% (v/v) of dioxane, dimethyl sulphoxide, dimethyl formamide, tetrahydrofuran and acetonitrile. These studies are carried out in the bile salt concentration of 1-15 mM at a fixed frequency of 2 MHz and at a fixed temperature of 303.15 K. The variation of apparent molar volume and ultrasonic velocity in aqueous solutions of bile salts containing 10% (v/v) of dioxane, dimethyl sulphoxide, dimethyl formamide, tetrahydrofuran and acetonitrile with bile salt concentration exhibiting break at critical micelle concentration (CMC). The observed absorption increases with increasing bile salt concentration and also exhibiting a break at CMC similar to velocity curve. The results are discussed in terms of formation of bile salt micelles through hydrophobic interaction and hydrogen bonding. The results obtained from apparent molar volume, ultrasonic velocity and apparent molar compressibility studies are confirmed by the equivalent conductance measurements carried out in the solutions of bile salts. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.