54.1k views
5 votes
Why does water need a protein channel to move across the cell membrane?

User Giohji
by
6.8k points

1 Answer

2 votes
because water is a polar molecule and can be repelled by the air zone formed by the tails of the phospholipids in the phospholipid bilayer of the mambrane
User WasimSafdar
by
8.7k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.