Why are lipids insoluble in water?

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Omar T.
Oct 20, 2015

Lipids, which include fats and oils are non-polar and hydrophobic.

Explanation:

Non-polar substances such as fats and oils cannot be dissolved in water because they have made up of only carbon-carbon and hydrogen-carbon bonds. Only polar solutes dissolve in polar solvents,

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