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  • 02-02-2022
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Why do phospholipids form a bi-layer in the presence of water?.

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  • 02-02-2022

Answer:

The long fatty acid chains of a phospholipid are nonpolar and thus avoid water because of their insolubility.

Explanation:

"In a water solution, phospholipids form a bilayer where the hydrophobic tails point towards each other on the interior and only the hydrophilic heads are exposed to the water".

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