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Phospholipids are unable to mix with what?

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Molecules in the cell membrane allow it to be semipermeable. The membrane is made of a double layer of phospholipids  a "bilayer"  and proteins   Figure below  . Recall that phospholipids, being lipids, do not mix with water. It is this quality that allows them to form the outside barrier of the cell.

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