HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC MOLECULES

HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC MOLECULES:

•HYDROPHILIC MOLECULES:

"Compounds that are miscible with water are known as hydrophilic molecules."

.Hydro means"water" and philic means"loving"

.So hydrophilic means water loving

.Such molecules form interaction with water molecules such as hydrogen bond. 

.For example, molecules of sodium chloride, glucose, methanol, acetone,etc. are called hydrophilic molecules.

•HYDROPHOBIC MOLECULES:

Molecules that do not dissolve in water are called hydrophobic molecules.

Hydro means "water" and phobic means " repellent". 

So hydrophobic molecules are water repellent. 

Such molecules do not show interaction with water molecule. 

These molecules are like benzene, cyclo pentanes, oils, etc. that doesn't dissolve in water because these molecules are non-polar in nature.