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Lesson: Chapter 1 — The Chemical Basis of Life

1.3. Lipids 4 of 11

Question 4

How do lipids behave in solvents?

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Lipids do not dissolve in water or in any other polar solvent, but they do dissolve in organic solvents.

This is not a small detail — it is what lets a lipid form a waterproof layer. Cutin on a leaf surface and wax on an animal's body covering both work because water simply cannot pass through them.

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