A Hydrophobic Molecule is Typically …

Question

A hydrophobic molecule is typically …
A) able to form hydrogen bonds with itself but not with water.
B) able to form hydrogen bonds with water.
C) charged.
D) hard to dissolve in a solvent.
E) incapable of interacting favorably with water.

Accepted Answer

Hydrophobic molecules usually have no charge and form no or few hydrogen bonds, and are therefore not favored by the network of hydrogen bonds in liquid water. They do dissolve in nonpolar organic solvents.