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  2. Chemical polarity - Wikipedia

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    Water: 1.85 N x A y: Molecules with an N at one end NH 3: Ammonia: 1.42 Nonpolar A 2: Diatomic molecules of the same element O 2: Dioxygen: 0.0 C x A y: Most hydrocarbon compounds C 3 H 8: Propane: 0.083 C x A y: Hydrocarbon with center of inversion: C 4 H 10: Butane: 0.0

  3. Hydrophobic effect - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the hydrophobic effect is not fully understood. Some argue that the hydrophobic interaction is mostly an entropic effect originating from the disruption of highly dynamic hydrogen bonds between molecules of liquid water by the nonpolar solute. [16] A hydrocarbon chain or a similar nonpolar region of a large molecule is incapable ...

  4. Hydrophobe - Wikipedia

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    Hydrophobic molecules tend to be nonpolar and, thus, prefer other neutral molecules and nonpolar solvents. Because water molecules are polar, hydrophobes do not dissolve well among them. Hydrophobic molecules in water often cluster together, forming micelles. Water on hydrophobic surfaces will exhibit a high contact angle. Examples of ...

  5. Properties of water - Wikipedia

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    Nonpolar molecules stay together in water because it is energetically more favorable for the water molecules to hydrogen bond to each other than to engage in van der Waals interactions with non-polar molecules. An example of an ionic solute is table salt; the sodium chloride, NaCl, separates into Na + cations and Cl −

  6. Hydrocarbon - Wikipedia

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    In the fossil fuel industries, hydrocarbon refers to naturally occurring petroleum, natural gas and coal, or their hydrocarbon derivatives and purified forms. Combustion of hydrocarbons is the main source of the world's energy. Petroleum is the dominant raw-material source for organic commodity chemicals such as solvents and polymers.

  7. Hypothetical types of biochemistry - Wikipedia

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    Hypothetical alternatives to water include ammonia, which, like water, is a polar molecule, and cosmically abundant; and non-polar hydrocarbon solvents such as methane and ethane, which are known to exist in liquid form on the surface of Titan.

  8. Hydrophile - Wikipedia

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    An example of these amphiphilic molecules is the lipids that comprise the cell membrane. Another example is soap, which has a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail, allowing it to dissolve in both water and oil. Hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules are also known as polar molecules and nonpolar molecules, respectively. Some hydrophilic ...

  9. Non-covalent interaction - Wikipedia

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    In absence of solvents hydrocarbons such as hexane form crystals due to dispersive forces ; the sublimation heat of crystals is a measure of the dispersive interaction. While these interactions are short-lived and very weak, they can be responsible for why certain non-polar molecules are liquids at room temperature.