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Polar compounds are forming bonds with the water on the outside of the membrane. These bonds are called ___.

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Hydrogen Bonds

Step-by-step explanation:

The arrangement of phospholipid bilayer of plasma membrane is such that ; the polar phospholipid heads point outwards into the watery external environments. This Polar environment is Hydrophilic or water loving, while the water- hating hydrophobic tail region pointed inwards away from the watery medium.

This gives the usual bilayer shape to the plasma membrane,with the tail facing one another and heads outward.

The hydrogen bond is formed as inter molecular forces between the hydrogen atom (positive side)of water molecule and oxygen atom (negative side)of the polar molecules e.g glucose, to form an idea dipole -dipole force interactions,

Polar Compounds, glucose, urea dissolved easily in hyrophilic watery environment to from Hydrogen bonds with water

The correct answer is Hydrogen bond a dipole dipole force

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