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Why are lipids hydrophobic

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Lipids are a large and diverse class of biological molecules marked by their being hydrophobic, or unable to dissolve in water. The hydrophobic nature of lipids stems from the many nonpolar covalent bonds. Water, on the other hand, has polar covalent bonds and mixes well only with other polar or charged compounds.

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