Lacking
an affinity for, repelling, or failing to adsorb or absorb water. Hydrophobic effect occurs when a liquid comes in
contact with another phase
- typically a solid substrate,
if it exerts a repulsive force onto the liquid - causing the liquid to retract
from the surface, with relatively little contact area between liquid and substrate.
Lacking
an affinity for, repelling, or failing to adsorb or absorb water. Hydrophobic effect occurs when a liquid comes in
contact with another phase
- typically a solid substrate,
if it exerts a repulsive force onto the liquid - causing the liquid to retract
from the surface, with relatively little contact area between liquid and substrate.
From
the Greek for "water fearing," refers to the force that causes oil
and water to separate, as the attraction between water molecules is stronger than oil-water attraction.
Its opposite is the hydrophilic
effect.
