Explain what it means when a molecule is referred to as being hydrophobic or hydrophilic. Give an example.

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Gracie Figueroa

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1 December, 05:32

Explain what it means when a molecule is referred to as being hydrophobic or hydrophilic. Give an example.

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Stitch · Answer 1

Hydrophobic is when it cannot dissolve in water and hydrophilic is when it can. an example is a phospholipid in the cell membrane - the the tails are hydrophobic and the heads are hydrophilic.