In Water, Fatty Acid Molecules Will Self-Organize into a Sphere

Multiple Choice

In water, fatty acid molecules will self-organize into a sphere in which the hydrophilic ends point outward to interact with the aqueous environment, and the fatty acid tails point inward.What occurs when this sphere surrounds an inner core of water?

A) The sphere breaks up, and the fatty acids are diffused.
B) The sphere breaks up into a long line of fatty acids.
C) A second layer forms, with the hydrophilic ends pointing toward the inner core and the fatty acid tails pointing toward the tails of the first layer.
D) The original sphere folds in on itself, forming a smaller but continuous layer.
E) Alternating fatty acids flip around so every second molecule faces the internal water core.