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Which part of phospholipd molecule is non polar and hydrophobic?
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∙ 11y ago
The fatty acid tails of the phospholipid is hydrophobic.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agothe 'tail'
glycerol, 2 fatty acids, and phosphate group.
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∙ 11y agoThe tail of the phospholipid is non polar.
The tail is a long hydrocarbon chain.
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∙ 14y agoPhosphate group only
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∙ 11y agothe lipids "tail"
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∙ 13y agothe lipid " tails "
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Which part of a phospolipid molecule is hydrophobic?
the lipid " tails"
Is methanol hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
It is hydrophilic, because it is a non symetric molecule, one end of it (the group CH3) is non polar while the other (OH) is polar, this part is attracted to water molecules which are also polar (one part of them is positive and the other negative) therefore you can mix methanol with water.
What part of the fatty acid is hydrophilic?
A fatty acid consists of the polar acidic -COOH functional group and the non-polar alkyl CnH2n+1 chain, which in most cases, n=15-18. A triglyceride consists of distinct hydrophillic (glycerol) and hydrophobic (fatty acid) sections, but to answer your question, the fatty acid itself has a hydrophillic part which is the -COOH group.
Why does each molecule of water acts as a tiny magnet?
Water molecules are polar, which means that one part of the molecule has a positive charge and the other has a negative charge just like the polar ends of a magnet.
What charges does a polar molecule have on opposite ends?
A polar molecule doesn't necessarily have any overall charge. All polar means is that one part of the molecule has a negative charge and another part of the same molecule has a positive charge. These charges balance. When the charges don't balance and there is a net charge, it is referred to as an ion. An example of a polar molecule is fluoro-methane, or CH3F. The fluorine attracts the electrons in the bond a lot harder than carbon. so the fluorine has a negative charge while the carbon atom ends up with a positive charge.
What part of phospholipid molecule would reject the polar molecule glucose?
The non-polar part (the hydrophobic tail of the phospholipid)
Why does polarity happen?
a polar molecule is a molecule such as a lipid that has one part of it attracting something , such as water (hydrophillic) and the other repeling it (hydrophobic)
Which part of a phospolipid molecule is hydrophobic?
the lipid " tails"
Is hydrogen hydrophobic?
Alcohol is hydrophobic. This is because one part of alcohol is non polar. The other part of alcohol is hydrophilic.
Is there a part of a phospholipid bilayer that is polar?
The tails, the part that doesn't contain phosphorus, are non polar and they are hydrophobic (afraid of water).
Is methanol hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
It is hydrophilic, because it is a non symetric molecule, one end of it (the group CH3) is non polar while the other (OH) is polar, this part is attracted to water molecules which are also polar (one part of them is positive and the other negative) therefore you can mix methanol with water.
Is there a part of the phospholipid bilayer that is non polar?
The tails, the part that doesn't contain phosphorus, are non polar and they are hydrophobic (afraid of water).
Why is the phosphate the polar part of the phosphilipid?
The phospholipid heads are hydrophillic and prefer the water while the tails are hydrophobic and are shielded from the water.
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.
How does detergents help oil and water mix?
Do you know the phrase " Like dissolves like "? it means that polar substances dissolve other polar substances, and non-polar substances dissolve non-polar substances. Oil is non-polar, while water is a polar substance. To help oil and water mix, molecules of a detergent have two halves- the hydrophilic half and the hydrophobic half. The hydrophilic part of the molecule is polar, which dissolves water molecules. The hydrophobic part is non-polar, so it dissolves the oil molecules. So, basically, detergent can dissolve both oil and water, mixing them effectively.
Why is the fat loving part of an emulsifying molecule is called the hydrophobic end?
becaue there is bile
What part of the phospholipd in a cell membrane faces the water?
the phosphate group
