5. It would be a bad idea to have ethanol or oil as the solvent (e.g. cytoplasm or blood) in your body. Give me 2reasons why for each one. Remember, you have to dissolve and distribute polar things like proteins and sugarsbut NOT dissolve fats. Plus, actions like sweating, urinating, and retaining body fluids have to be done at theright pace.ETHANOL:OIL:

ETHANOL 1. Sugar does not dissolve very well in alcohol because alcohol has a large part that is…

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8. A drug company wants to design a pill that will dissolve when placed in water but will not dissolve when exposed to fats. Based on what you know about water and fat, describe the characteristics a pill must have to dissolve in water but not in fat.
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