(C) Lipids are organic compounds that are non-polar in nature.Water is a polar solvent.According to the principle of 'like dissolves like',polar subst

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(C) Lipids are organic compounds that are non-polar in nature.Water is a polar solvent.According to the principle of 'like dissolves like',polar substances dissolve in polar solvents,while non-polar substances do not.Because lipid molecules are hydrophobic (water-fearing),they do not interact with water molecules and are therefore insoluble in water.

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Lipids are insoluble in water because lipid molecules are:

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Neutral
B
Zwitter ions
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Hydrophobic
D
Hydrophilic

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Which of the following is an example of an unsaturated fatty acid?

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Which of the following fatty acids is not synthesized in the human body?

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Match the following Column-$I$ with Column-$II$:

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$(A)$ Short-chain unsaturated fatty acid $(i)$ Oleic acid

$(B)$ Long-chain unsaturated fatty acid $(ii)$ Crotonic acid

$(C)$ Short-chain saturated fatty acid $(iii)$ Butyric acid

$(D)$ Long-chain saturated fatty acid $(iv)$ Palmitic acid

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(A)$ Short-chain unsaturated fatty acid	$(i)$ Oleic acid
$(B)$ Long-chain unsaturated fatty acid	$(ii)$ Crotonic acid
$(C)$ Short-chain saturated fatty acid	$(iii)$ Butyric acid
$(D)$ Long-chain saturated fatty acid	$(iv)$ Palmitic acid