Question

What type of molecules are "water fearing" and try to stay away from water or other polar molecules?

Answer 1

`"Hydrophobe"="water fearer"`

Explanation:

And hydrophobic molecules include the alkanes, `C_nH_(2n+2)`, the alkenes and alkynes, alkyl halides, oils, fats....

Even molecules with polar groups, such as the alcohols, have limited water solubility as the size of the hydrocarbyl tail grows.....