Chemical Forums

Chemistry Forums for Students => Undergraduate General Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: rick112 on December 23, 2007, 01:24:19 AM

Title: behaviour of water in hydrophobic enviorment
Post by: rick112 on December 23, 2007, 01:24:19 AM

how does water behave in an highly hydrophobic enviorment?? both in micro-scale level and marco-level??

Title: Re: behaviour of water in hydrophobic enviorment
Post by: enahs on December 23, 2007, 09:48:33 AM

Water behaves as water. Hydrophobic is a term relating the behavior of other substances in water.

Title: Re: behaviour of water in hydrophobic enviorment
Post by: Borek on December 23, 2007, 09:53:25 AM

But the question does make sense. For example - teflon is highly hydrophobic, how does water behave in a teflon bottle? That'll be macroscale. If you will make fabric from thin teflon fibers and you will sprinkle it with water, you will have microscale.

Title: Re: behaviour of water in hydrophobic enviorment
Post by: enahs on December 23, 2007, 11:10:25 AM

I guess that does make sense. I guess when I went to basic chemistry I was think of things in solutions of water. But I guess the question does imply that is not the case. I do not know how to read or write.

Title: Re: behaviour of water in hydrophobic enviorment
Post by: Mitch on December 24, 2007, 03:50:31 AM

It will tend to minimize interactions with the hydrophobic region as much as possible.

Title: Re: behaviour of water in hydrophobic enviorment
Post by: rick112 on December 29, 2007, 11:50:34 PM

hi

well one of my friend suggested that water behaves as vapour in hydrophobic nanopores...i dont know how true is this..??

what r your views in this...??

also would like to direct your attention..lets say..behaviour of water in organic phase enviorment (100% ACN,IPA etc....)