Predict How Phospholipids Arrange Themselves When They Are Placed in a Nonpolar

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Multiple Choice

Predict how phospholipids arrange themselves when they are placed in a nonpolar solution.

• A)The phospholipid heads would orient toward the solution.
• B)The phospholipid tails would orient toward the solution.
• C)The phospholipids would form a bilayer.
• D)The phospholipid would form a liposome.

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Definitions:

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