Gorter and Grendel Extracted Lipids from Human Red Blood Cells

Multiple Choice

Gorter and Grendel extracted lipids from human red blood cells. They calculated the total surface area for these red blood cell lipids and found it to be 36 µm². How much surface area would these lipids cover once they were spread across the surface of water?

A) 72 µm²
B) 36 µm²
C) 18 µm²
D) 144 µm²
E) 30 µm²