Cooking oil and petrol (a hydrocarbon) are not amphipathic molecules because they ________.
A) do not have a polar or charged region
B) do not have a nonpolar region
C) have hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions
D) are highly reduced molecules

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Amphipathic molecules have both a polar/charged region and a nonpolar region, allowing them to interact with both polar and nonpolar environments. Cooking oil and petrol do not have a polar or charged region, so they cannot be amphipathic molecules.

Cooking Oil and Petrol (A Hydrocarbon) Are Not Amphipathic Molecules