You have a cup of vegetable oil and a vial full of normal phospholipids. What would you predict would happen if you dropped the phospholipids into the cup of vegetable oil?

A) The phospholipids would form a sphere with the heads on the inside.
B) The phospholipids would form a sphere with the tails on the inside.
C) The phospholipids would float on the surface of the oil with the tails in the air.
D) The phospholipids would float on the surface of the oil with the heads in the air.


Answer: A

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