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chubhunter [2.5K]
3 years ago
6

Why do phospholipids form a bilayer in water?

Biology
2 answers:
astraxan [27]3 years ago
6 0
When Phospholipds are mixed with water , they spontaneously rearrange themselves to form the lowest free- energy configuration. this means that the hydrophohobic regions find ways to remove themselves from water , while the hydrophilic regions interact with water. the resulting structure is called a lipid bilayer.
svlad2 [7]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The fatty acid tails are cluster together to form the phospholipid bilayer.

Explanation:

A phospholipid is an amphipathic molecule having a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail. Phospholipid consists of three components such as phosphate head, glycerol, and Fatty acid tails. The phosphate head is the water-loving side. It comes in contact with water. The fatty acid tail is a water-hating side. They cluster together and don't allow water to pass through them. Thus another phospholipid layer forms inside the cell forming a lipid bilayer. In the lipid bilayer, the middle layer is lipid tails while outer and inner are phosphate heads.

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