When placed in an aqueous solution, amphipathic molecules will orient themselves with

A. hydrophobic hydrocarbon chains facing the water and hydrophilic head groups in the middle.
B. hydrophilic hydrocarbon chains facing the water and hydrophobic head groups in the middle.
C. hydrophilic hydrocarbon chains in the middle and hydrophobic head groups facing the water.
D. hydrophobic hydrocarbon chains in the middle and hydrophilic head groups facing the water.


D. hydrophobic hydrocarbon chains in the middle and hydrophilic head groups facing the water.

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