Water is not a good solvent for lipids because lipids are hydrophobic, meaning they do not mix well with water due to their non-polar nature. Water is a polar molecule, so it cannot effectively dissolve non-polar substances like lipids. Instead, lipids tend to aggregate together, forming separate phases in water.
Polar solvents like water would be least soluble in lipids because lipids are nonpolar molecules. Lipids are hydrophobic, meaning they do not interact well with water. This is why lipids form structures such as cell membranes to separate their hydrophobic tails from water.
Many polar substances can dissolve in water. Lipids cannot dissolve in water because lipids are nonpolar, so there is no attraction between them. Water can stick to itself and other things. Water also expands when it freezes.
A universal solvent doesn't exist; water is a good solvent for many materials.
Water can be a solute under some circumstances. For example, if 1cm3 of water is added to 100cm3 of ethanol, an ethanolic solution is formed in which ethanol is the solvent and water is the solute!!!note: a solute is that which is less in quantity and solvent is which is more in quantity
No, sugar is the solute. The water is the solvent.Sugar is the solute, (the thing being dissolved) and the water is the solvent, (the thing that the solute is being dissolved in)
The solvent is water; lipids, sugars, proteins etc. are the solutes.
Polar solvents like water would be least soluble in lipids because lipids are nonpolar molecules. Lipids are hydrophobic, meaning they do not interact well with water. This is why lipids form structures such as cell membranes to separate their hydrophobic tails from water.
Lipids are generally insoluble in water due to their hydrophobic nature, but they can be soluble in nonpolar solvents like ether or chloroform. Lipids can form micelles or bilayers in water to increase their solubility through hydrophobic interactions. The solubility of lipids can also depend on their structure and the specific interactions with the solvent molecules.
Many polar substances can dissolve in water. Lipids cannot dissolve in water because lipids are nonpolar, so there is no attraction between them. Water can stick to itself and other things. Water also expands when it freezes.
A universal solvent doesn't exist; water is a good solvent for many materials.
It is a non volatile solvent.
Yes it's the universal solvent
its a good solvent
No, lipids are not similar to water molecules. Lipids are organic molecules that are hydrophobic (water-repelling), whereas water molecules are polar and hydrophilic (water-attracting). Lipids are an important component of cell membranes, energy storage, and insulation in organisms, while water is essential for various biological processes and serves as a solvent in living organisms.
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This question demands a comparison - poor with regard to what?. Water is a good solvent compared with carbon dioxide. Water is a poor solvent compared with nitric acid.
An universal solvent don't exist; water is only a very good solvent for many substances, a quasi-universal solvent.