Question R16 Q8 - NSB Regional 2007

If a solution of phospholipids were dropped into a non-polar liquid, which of the following would MOST likely happen:

W) the fatty acid tails would be stripped from the phosphate heads

X) the phospholipids would mix evenly in the non-polar liquid

Y) micelles (read as: MY-CELLS) would form with polar heads on the outside

Z) micelles would form with polar heads on the inside

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