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What materials can easily diffuse through the lipid bilayer, and why?
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This is because the lipid bilayer is composed of hydrophobic, nonpolar fatty acid chains, which create a barrier for polar and charged molecules. Show more…
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Name one molecule that can readily diffuse across a lipid bilayer.
Which substances do you think will diffuse across the lipid bilayer most quickly? most slowly?
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