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Fatty acids have a hydrophilic head attached to a hydrophobic tail. As such we say that these molecules are
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Fatty acids have a hydrophilic head attached to a hydrophobic tail. As such we say that these molecules are

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these are called phospholipids. they have a polar head (aka hydrophilic) and two nonpolar “legs” or “tails. i like to think of a phospholipid as pacman on two legs lol, see image for reference
Fatty acids have a hydrophilic head attached to a hydrophobic tail. As such we say-example-1
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