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What is the difference between diffusion of hydrophobic substances in comparison to hydrophilic ones across the plasma membrane?
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the hydrophilic easier than hydrophobic substances
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What is the similarities of hydrophillic and hydrophobic?
it is the opposite. Hydrophobic is water hating, hydrophilic is water loving. ie, hydrophobic substances avoid water, hydrophilic are attracted
How do hydrophobic and hydrophilic act?
Hydrophobic substances avoid or move away contact with water. Hydrophilic objects move toward water.
What is the difference between hydrophilic and Hydro phobic?
Hydrophilic substances incline to get together with polar substances like water or some ions while hydrophobic substances tend to get together with nonpolar substances like organic compounds. You can understand these identities by imagining that the more two substances are likely in polarity, the eaiser they get together, because they are fit in electic charges so that the energy of the mixture system is lower. Though this theory is rough, hope it can help you underdstand the the difference between hydrophilic and hydrophobic.
How do the hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties of phospholipids help in maintaining the structure of the cell membrane?
Hydrophilic molecules are attracted to water. Hydrophobic molecules are not attracted to water, but they are attracted to each other. Phospholipid molecules are unusual because they are partly hydrophilic and partly hydrophobic. The phosphate head is hydrophilic and the two hydrocarbon tails are hydrophobic. In water, phospholipids form double layer with the hydrophilic heads in contact with water on both sides and the hydrophilic tails away from water in the centre. This arrangement is found in biological membranes. The attraction between the hydrophobic tails in the centre and between the hydrophilic heads and the surrounding water makes membranes veery stable.
What name is given to substances that dissolve easily in water hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
Hydrophilic means that a substance has an affinity for/attraction to water. It binds with water easily. [It is the opposite of hydrophobic, where a substance has an aversion for water. It forms droplets in water (like oil).]
Does hydrophilic substance have an easier time passing through membranes than do hydrophobic substance?
It has a harder time passing through. The inside of the membrane is hydrophobic, so something hydrophilic (water-loving), will not be liked by the hydrophobic (water-fearing) membrane.
Hydrophobic layer of the cell membrane?
Plasma membrane is made of two layer of phospholipids. The outer layer is hydrophilic while inside the membrane is hydrophobic therefore plasma membrane is not a hydrophobic barrier -it regulates what enters and leave the cell.
How would you define hydrophobic substance?
All substances that are water repelling are considered hydrophobic substances. Ex: Oil, Waxes, etc..
What is an explanation of hydrophobic and hydrophilic substances?
The suffix "philic" means roughly" loving" or "attracted to". The suffix "phobic" roughly stands for "fear" or "fearful". The prefix "hydro" means water. Putting it together, a hydrophilic substance is a substance that is attracted to water, while a hydrophobic substance repels water. A good example of this is glass. Glass is naturally hydrophilic. The problem is, on windshields, water actually hinders our vision. Enter RainX. RainX coats the windshield and gives the glass its hydrophobic properties, therefore causing rain to bead up and drip down off the windshield allowing us a clear view of the road.
Is CH3 hydrophobic?
methyl is hydrophobic because it is non polar. the c-h bonds have little electronegativity difference I believe. water is polar, and nonpolar things don't tend to react or dissolve in polar substances.
Are hydrophilic substances attracted to water?
No. Hydrophobic literally means "afraid of water," so they will repel each other, most likely because the other substance is non-polar.
Why do hydrophobic substances dissolve in water?
It depends on the physical properties of the substance. Sometimes heating a hydrophobic substance can increase solubility. Also, heating may cause the substance to denature and dissolve. In the case of proteins, proteins can contain many hydrophobic parts but still be soluble in water. However, hydrophobic substances do not typically dissolve in water, due to the polar nature of water. Typically, scientists use the word "hydrophobic" only to describe substances that have a negligible solubility in water. You may have meant to ask "why do hydrophilic substances dissolve in water".
