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Hydrophobic molecules avoid water. Strictly speaking, they do not attract water, and therefore water will avoid them, since it is more attracted to other molecules or to itself.
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What kind of molecules are water fearing?
hydrophobic.
What do hydrophobic regions of molecules feel?
greasy
What are hydrophobic interactions are exhibited with?
nonpolar molecules
What are ions and polar molecules termed?
Hydrophilic and hydrophobic respectively.
What is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic?
What molecules are both hydrophilic and hydropobic.
Molecules that avoid water are called?
Hydrophobic.
What kind of molecules are water fearing?
hydrophobic.
Are lipids hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
Lipids are hydrophobic. This quality means that they repel water rather than draw it in.
What do hydrophobic regions of molecules feel?
greasy
What hydrophobic molecules are surrounded by bile?
Micelle
What are hydrophobic interactions are exhibited with?
nonpolar molecules
What types of molecules are hydrophobic?
lipidsLipids
What is the difference of hydrophobic molecules from hydrophilic molecules?
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Small nonpolar hydrophobic molecules such as fatty acids?
Small, nonpolarn hydrophobic molecules such as fatty acids easily pass through a membrane's lipid bilayer.
What molecules are permeable to the cell membrane?
Hydrophobic molecules are permeable to the cell membrane. Anything that is samll and hydrophobic will pass easily. Larger, hydrophilic molecules require a transport protein to allow permeability.
Which type of bonds does hydrophobic molecules contains?
nonpolar
What is another name for non-polar molecules?
HYDROPHOBIC
