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Fatty acid tails are:

a. hydrophilic
b. hydrophobic
c. amphipathic
d. hydropathic
e. hydrogen deficient

User Jlmurph
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Fatty acids are non-polar and since water is a polar solvent, it is insoluble in water. Hence tail of fatty acids are hydrophobic just like the leaf of Lotus.
Hope this is enough.
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