Because the phosphate group and its attachments are either charged or polar, the phospholipid head is blank, which means it has

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an affinity for water. True or false?.

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schepotkina [342] · Answer 1 · 2024-04-20T05:19:51+03:00

The phospholipid head is hydrophilic which means it has an affinity for water. And it is true.

<h3>What is phospholipid , its component and how come it is hydrophilic?</h3>

Phospholipid contains of a head and a tail , the head part of phospholipid consist of phosphate group and for further clarification the tail part of phospholipid consist of fatty acids.
As we know already phosphate group that is OH- is negatively charged which clearly which its head is going to be polar .
Since its polar , its hydrophilic. There is a specific function performed by phosphate group that cannot be filled by other compound present simultaneously.
Phosphate group grabs a role to provide space to other compounds too.

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