Using structures of chemical compounds explain why the following substances are hydrophilic or hydrophobic.
Example: Table sugar. It has been observed that it is a hydrophilic substance – it dissolves in water readily. Sugar is a polar compound - its molecules contain a lot of polar bonds (C-O, O-H). When in contact with water, which is a very polar substance, dipole-dipole interactions, and hydrogen bonding forms between polar groups in sugar and O-H groups in water.
1. Starch
2. Vegetable oil
3. Polypropylene
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Remember that like dissolves like.
1. Starch-- Contains many OH bonds much like water. hydrophillic.
2. Vegetable oil-- hydrophobic. No OH bonds. not a polar compound.
3. Polypropylene --hydrophillic--contains oh bonds.
1. Starch-- Contains many OH bonds much like water. hydrophillic.
2. Vegetable oil-- hydrophobic. No OH bonds. not a polar compound.
3. Polypropylene --hydrophillic--contains oh bonds.
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