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  • Hydrophilic Molecules: Understanding Water Solubility
    The word you're looking for is hydrophilic. A hydrophilic molecule is one that readily dissolves in water. This is because hydrophilic molecules are polar, meaning they have a positive and negative end, like a magnet. Water is also a polar molecule, and the positive end of a water molecule will attract the negative end of a hydrophilic molecule, and vice versa. This attraction helps the hydrophilic molecule dissolve in water.

    Here are some examples of hydrophilic molecules:

    * Sugar (glucose)

    * Salt (sodium chloride)

    * Ethanol

    * Many proteins

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