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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.
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What is the difference between hydro and hypo?
Hydro- is a combining form meaning water; hypo- is a combining form meaning below.
Difference between hydro phosphoric acid and phosphoric acid?
h3p and h3po4, the second is an oxy acid
What is the difference between pyro metallurgy and hydro metallurgy?
pyrometallurgy is carried out at higher temprature and hydrometallurgy is carried out at room temprature in aquas media.
What does hydrophobic mean?
Hydrophobic literally means "fear of water." It's used in chemistry to refer to "greasy" molecules (the opposite term is "hydrophilic", which means "water-loving") that don't dissolve readily in water. In medicine, it's an old term for rabies, which as one of its effects makes it painful to swallow; an animal with rabies often avoids water despite being thirsty because swallowing hurts so much.
What is a hydro phobic tail?
a tail composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms. Properties of a hydrocarbon tail include hydrophobic, non-polar and predominantly Van der Waals forces. an example is in the phospholipid bilayer.
Why is cellulose hydrophilic while rubber is hydrophobic?
Cellulose is hydrophilic because it wants and retains water. Rubber in the other hand repels watter hence the word you used hydro- witch is water -phobic witch is the fear of.
When substance attracted to water is called?
A substance that attracts water molecules is hydrophillic, hydro meaning water and phillic meaning attracted to. The opposite would be hydrophobic, hydro meaning water and phobic meaning scared of.
What term means hydrophobic and hydrophillic?
Hydro means water, phobic means to hate and philic means to love, so hydrophobic are those substances which do not dissolve in water and hydrophilic are those which easily become dissolve in water.
Compounds that hate or repel water are labled as?
All things that repel water are called "hydrophobic" which is a latin term. Hydro, meaning water, and phobic, meaning the fear of. So literally they are water fearing. Something that does not repel water is called hydrophilic.
What is the difference between hydrophillic and hydrophobic molecules?
Hydrophobic molecules do not come in contact with water; they "fear" water (root word, phobic). Hydrophilic molecules, on the other hand, do come in contact with water; they "love" water (root word, philic). [hydro means water]
What compounds are hydrophilic attracted to?
Hydro- refers to water and -philic refers to "liking" or attraction.
What the difference between ocean energy and hydro energy?
The difference between ocean energy and hydro energy is that ocean energy collects kinetic energy from waves in the ocean, while hydro energy collects it from water coming down from dams
What is the difference between hydro and hypo?
Hydro- is a combining form meaning water; hypo- is a combining form meaning below.
What is the root word of hydro?
It means water, some examples... hydrophobic: water-hater hydrophilic: water-loving
What is the difference between Hydro Electricity and Wave Power?
Yes, hydro come from the Greek word for water, and wave power is classed as hydro power. Other kinds of hydro power are produced from the movement of water through dams, tides and rivers.
What are the limitations of hydro power for Singapore?
Singapore is fairly flat, whereas to use hydro power you need a difference of height between the water stored and the turbine plant.
What is the meaning of Gross head in hydro power projects?
it is the difference in elevation between head and tail water
