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Stolb23 [73]
3 years ago
12

When mixed with water, phospholipids spontaneously form membranes because they ______?

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1 answer:
andrew11 [14]3 years ago
3 0
It is because they have hydrophilic phosphate groups that are attracted to water and hydrophobic fatty acid tails that avoid water. 

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