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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
The hydrophobic portion of the phospholipid molecule is the fatty acid tails. These tails consist of long hydrocarbon chains that do not interact well with water molecules, making them nonpolar and hydrophobic.
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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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Which part of a phospolipid molecule is hydrophobic?
The lipid tails of a phospholipid molecule are hydrophobic, as they consist of nonpolar fatty acid chains that repel water.
What part of a phospholipid is polar and non-polar?
The phospholipid bilayer in cell membranes is both polar and nonpolar. The heads, which face the outside and inside of the cell, are polar. Thus they form hydrogen bonds with the water outside of the cell and the cytoplasm inside the cell. They are called "hydrophilic," which means they love water. The tails are on the inside of the bilayer and are nonpolar. They are hydrophobic, which literally means they are scared 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.
What part of a phospholipid is non polar?
The head (or top) of a phospholipid is polar and the carbon chain tail is non-polar.
What part of the fatty acid is hydrophilic?
The carboxyl group (COOH) at one end of the fatty acid chain is hydrophilic because it is polar and can interact with water molecules. This group is responsible for the overall hydrophilic nature of fatty acids.
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?
Polarity occurs due to differences in electronegativity between atoms within a molecule. When one atom attracts electrons more strongly than another, causing unequal sharing of electrons, a separation of charge occurs, leading to a polar molecule with positive and negative ends. This polarity affects the molecule's properties and interactions with other molecules.
Which part of a phospolipid molecule is hydrophobic?
The lipid tails of a phospholipid molecule are hydrophobic, as they consist of nonpolar fatty acid chains that repel water.
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?
Yes, the hydrophobic tails of phospholipids in the bilayer are non-polar. They consist of fatty acid chains that repel water and face inward towards each other to shield themselves from the surrounding aqueous environment.
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
