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Why cant water move directly through the lipid bilayer?

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  • 11-10-2019

Answer:

Water can diffuse through the lipid bilayer even though it's polar because it's a very small molecule. Water can also pass through the cell membrane by osmosis, because of the high osmotic pressure difference between the inside and the outside the cell.

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