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The fatty acids in the tail of a phospholipid molecule are?

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Nonpolar and Hyrdrophobic

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It consist of two fatty acids, a glycerol molecule and a phosphate group that is controlled by an alcohol. Usually the phosphate group is the negatively charged polar head, making it hydrophilic. The fatty acids are chains of uncharged and non polar tails which makes these hydrophobic.

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