Question

The ________ describes the tendency for hydrophobic molecules to aggregate because of the exclusion of water with the consequent increase of entropy of the solvent.

Answer 1

The correct answer is Hydrophobic Effect

Hydrophobic Effect is associated with the spontaneous tendency of macromolecules, such as proteins, to prefer a folded conformation in aqueous medium, with hydrophobic groups facing the interior of the macromolecule, favoring attractive intramolecular interactions, and hydrophilic groups exposed on the surface, to maximize the interactions with the water molecules in the medium.