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What is the Phospholipid Bilayer Membrane? – Video
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- When phospholipids are shaken in an aqueous solution, they’ll form into a soap bubble with a bilayer of phospholipids between the water.
- The phospholipid bilayer membrane has one polar end which fits into the water’s lattice structure and one hydrophobic non-polar end.
- If phospholipids are poured into water, the polar phosphate group dissolves while the tail end sticks out of the water and floats on the surface.
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