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Q.

Assertion: The phospholipids of cell membrane are amphipathic.

Reason: Each phospholipid molecule has a polar head and a non-polar tail with only one saturated hydrocarbon chain.

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a

Assertion and reason are correct and reason correctly explains the assertion.

b

Assertion and reason are correct and reason does not correctly explain the assertion.

c

Assertion is correct and reason is incorrect.

d

Both assertion and reason are incorrect.

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The phospholipids of cell membrane are amphipathic as they have polar head towards the aqueous environment and non-polar hydrophobic tail with two saturated hydrocarbon chains towards the inner part and protected or unexposed to aqueous environment. 

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