Why would phospholipid heads in the cell membrane be hydrophilic? I know that makes inside and outsides of the cell membrane att

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Why would phospholipid heads in the cell membrane be hydrophilic? I know that makes inside and outsides of the cell membrane att

racted to water, but according to google, it also means that the phospholipid heads "have a tendency to to mix with, dissolve in, or be wetted by water."

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snow_tiger [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-07T09:21:23+03:00

snow_tiger [21]3 years ago

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They have molecules that has a phosphate group on an end and it is called the head. The two-two fatty chain make the lipid tail. The phosphate is negative charged and makes the hydrophilic and head polar. And then the two head are attracted to water.