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Are lipids polar or nonpolar?
nonpolar or polar
Are lipids polar molecules?
no they are not, they are nonpolar molecules
Are lipids polar?
Lipids, both fats and oils, have a polar head and a non-polar tail.
What prevents lipid from mixing water?
Water is polar, but lipids are nonpolar.
Does lipids disslove in water or oil?
No, they are not. Lipids, in other words oils [from plant sources] and fats [from animal sources] are immiscible with Water - which is a polar and mildly ionic Compound; lipids are non-polar {except for their acid [-C=O(-OH)] heads}.
Are lipids polar or nonpolar?
nonpolar or polar
Are lipids polar molecules?
no they are not, they are nonpolar molecules
What prevents lipids mixing with water?
Water is polar, but lipids are nonpolar.
What prevents lipids frommixing with water?
Water is polar, but lipids are nonpolar.
What polar molecules are attracted to water?
Hydrophobic molecules do not dissolve in water. This is because water is hydrophilic. Another way to say this is that lipids, which are nonpolar, cannot dissolve in water, which in polar.
Are lipids polar?
Lipids, both fats and oils, have a polar head and a non-polar tail.
How can lipids be distinguished from sugar?
Lipids are mostly nonpolar, while sugars are polar.
What prevents lipid from mixing water?
Water is polar, but lipids are nonpolar.
Does lipids disslove in water or oil?
No, they are not. Lipids, in other words oils [from plant sources] and fats [from animal sources] are immiscible with Water - which is a polar and mildly ionic Compound; lipids are non-polar {except for their acid [-C=O(-OH)] heads}.
What part of the lipid likes water?
In general lipids are nonpolar molecule and water is polar and n'er the two shall mix. However, lipids can bond to something like a phosphate group which is polar and the phosphate group will face the water while the nonpolar hydrophobic tail will face away from the water.
Are triglycerides polar or non-polar?
Yes. Like carbohydrates, lipids also contain oxygen, hydrogen and carbon. But unlike COH, they have much fewer oxygen atoms. As a result lipids are said to be saturated with hydrogen atoms making the bonds between atoms non polar convalent. This means that lipids do not disolve in water. This property is know as being hydrophobic
What passes through the plasma membrane by way of diffusion?
Water, lipids, gasses and any other very small molecule or ion that can pass through the polar heads of the bilayer or the nonpolar interior.
