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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
Is the phospholipid molecule has two parts the polar end and the bipolar end?
No, you do not have that quite correct. A Phospholipid molecule has one end that is hydrophilic (is attracted to water) while the other end is hydrophobic (is repelled water but is attracted to fats).
What are substance that are water loving called?
Hydrophilic (water loving)
Does oil have a polar covalent bond?
No. If oil did have a polar covalent bond, that would make it hydrophilic (attracted to water) and oil is hydrophobic (repels water). All the covalent bonds in the hydrocarbon tails are non-polar covalent.
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.
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
What part of phospholipid is not attracted to water?
That would be the hydrophobic lipid tail.
What part of a phospholipid is not attracted to water?
That would be the hydrophobic lipid tail.
What do hydrophobic molecules avoid?
Hydrophobic molecules avoid water. Strictly speaking, they do not attract water, and therefore water will avoid them, since it is more attracted to other molecules or to itself.
What do hydrophobic portion of a synthetic detergent molecule usually consists of?
The hydrophobic portion of a synthetic detergent molecule usually consists of a series of hydrocarbons. It is attracted to particles of oil and grease.
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.
Is water hydrophobic?
no, that would mean water molecules are not attracted to other water molecules
Is urea hydrophobic?
Urea is a water-soluble compound with a formula of (NH2)2CO , found in urine. Hydrophobic indicates a molecule that is non-polar, and therefore insoluble in water, so Urea is not hydrophobic.
What is the function hydrophilic heads?
Hydrophobic is the tail of the the molecule that is atrracted to fatty acids and is a water fearing subtance. Also the tail is None-Polar. Hydrophilic is fatty acid fearing and is attracted to water it is the head of the hydrophobic tail. The head is polar.
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.
Is the phospholipid molecule has two parts the polar end and the bipolar end?
No, you do not have that quite correct. A Phospholipid molecule has one end that is hydrophilic (is attracted to water) while the other end is hydrophobic (is repelled water but is attracted to fats).
What are the components of plasma membrane.?
Phospholipid bilayer which consist of hydrophobic tail (repelled by water) and hydrophilic head (attracted to water).The other component are cholestrol.
