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this image shows corn oil being poured into water. lipids are mostly in…

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this image shows corn oil being poured into water. lipids are mostly in water due to their many chemical bonds.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Lipids are non - polar molecules. Water is a polar molecule. According to the "like dissolves like" principle, non - polar substances (lipids) do not dissolve well in polar substances (water). Lipids have many non - polar covalent bonds (such as the C - H bonds in hydrocarbon chains of fatty acids which are a major component of lipids).

Answer:

Lipids are mostly insoluble in water due to their many non - polar chemical bonds.