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Why do the heads of the phospholipids move to the inside and the outside of the cell and the tails move inwards towards each other?
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Why do the heads of the phospholipids move to the inside and the outside of the cell and the tails move inwards towards each other?

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Because the heads are polar/hydrophilic so they will be attracted to the water which is also polar whereas the tails are non-polar/hydrophobic so they will avoid the water at all cost.
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