Molecules that are polar and attracted to water are ________; molecules that are nonpolar and therefore not attracted to water are ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


hydrophilic; hydrophobic

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You are working in the field with your favorite bacteria species, Bacterium BB. You carry out some experiments with Bacterium BB, and find that it can now degrade toluene and it is pathogenic! What happened?

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