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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?

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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