Cholesterol's Tail is a Hydrocarbon Like the steroid ring structure, cholesterol's hydrocarbon tail is made up entirely of hydrogen and carbon. The Hydrocarbon Tail is Non-Polar In the lesson on the hydroxyl group, you learned that the electrons in a bond between oxygen and hydrogen are more attracted to the oxygen. The electrons behave like a cloud surrounding the two atoms, but the cloud is more dense towards the oxygen.
Cholesterol's Hydrocarbon Tail
Cholesterol's Hydrocarbon Tail
Cholesterol's Hydrocarbon Tail
Cholesterol's Tail is a Hydrocarbon Like the steroid ring structure, cholesterol's hydrocarbon tail is made up entirely of hydrogen and carbon. The Hydrocarbon Tail is Non-Polar In the lesson on the hydroxyl group, you learned that the electrons in a bond between oxygen and hydrogen are more attracted to the oxygen. The electrons behave like a cloud surrounding the two atoms, but the cloud is more dense towards the oxygen.