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Phospholipids form membranes because they have hydrophobic (water repelling) heads and hydrophilic (water attracting) tails. The hydrophobic heads will congretate together to avoid contact with the water so the hydrophilic tails will then be left on the outside in contact with the water. This creates a lipid bilayer membrane.

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