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Alkanes are considered non-polar because:
- they are comprised exclusively from Carbon and Hydrogen.
- there is no great difference in electronegativity between bonded C and H and therefore no significant regions of polarity. i.e. No delta charges like that of O and H in H2O.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoAlkanes are called hydrophobic because they are not miscible with water. This results because alkanes are nonpolar whereas water is polar. It takes too much energy to break water's hydrogen bonds, and thus alkanes are not water soluble and are called hydrophobic
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∙ 12y agoThe covalent bonds between hydrogen and carbon are non polar. (:
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Is hydrophobic a lipid?
No. Hydrophobic is a concept or symptom, not a substance as lipids are.
Does hydrophilic dissolve in waTER?
A hydrophilic substance will dissolve in water. A hydroPHOBIC substance will not.
What term may be used to describe a substance that is hydrophobic?
A term that may be used to describe a substance that is hydrophobic is non polar. Non polar things are repelled by water.
Are the fatty acids in a tail of a phospholipid hydrophobic?
== == Fats, oils, lipids are hydrophobic. Another way to put it would be to clasify hydrophobic as (water hating). And hydrophilic (water loving). If a substance is polar, it will dissolve, hydrophilic. (remember it as 'like dissolves like') If a substance is non-polar it will not dissolve in solution, this would be hydrophobic . (add oil onto water, you will see it does not mix. The oil is separated, and will never dissolve)
Which substance will form a solution when mixed in liquid water?
A large hydrophobic protein.
How would you define hydrophobic substance?
All substances that are water repelling are considered hydrophobic substances. Ex: Oil, Waxes, etc..
When a substance repels water such as oil and water it is said to be?
Hydrophobic.
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).]
What is hydrophobic compound?
Oil is one of the best examples of substance that is hydrophobic which canÕt mix or dissolve with water. It is highly hydrophobic because the interaction in oil is more compact than other compounds.
Is hydrophobic a lipid?
No. Hydrophobic is a concept or symptom, not a substance as lipids are.
Is the substance that loves water called hydrophobic?
No, it's called hydrophylic,-phylic means: 'loving', -phobic means: 'fearing'
What are the molecules in soap?
Soap has molecules of long chain which has one side hydrophobic (which attracts non-polar substance, such as oil) and one side hydrophilic (which attract polar substance such as water). Therefore it converge both water and oil.
What is an essential oil?
A nonpolar chemical substance that is a viscous liquid at ambient temperatures and is both hydrophobic and lipophilic, that is absolutely necessary, or extremely important.
What are substance that are water loving called?
Hydrophilic (water loving)
Does hydrophilic dissolve in waTER?
A hydrophilic substance will dissolve in water. A hydroPHOBIC substance will not.
What is a hydrophobic bond?
There is no such thing as a hydrophobic bond, It is a hydrophobic force. These forces come about when two areas of 2 different molecules containing hydrophobic sections come close together. like in protein's the hydrophilic sections come together to form bonds and the hydrophobic sections come together and so are seen as bonds but in reality they are not bonding but are just brought together to keep the hydrophobic parts away from aqueous environment (see lipid bi layers as an example)
He fatty acids in the tail of a phospholipid molecule are?
This is called the hydrophobic 'side' of the phospholipid molecule
