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Formation of a lipid bilayer is energetically favorable. How does this arrangement result in higher entropy for the system, and thus make bilayer formation energetically favorable?
 
  (a) Polar head groups form a hydrogen-bonding network at the interface with water.
  (b) Water molecules form cagelike structures around hydrophobic molecules.
  (c) Hydrogen bonds form between neighboring polar head groups in the bilayer.
  (d) Fatty acid tails are highly saturated and flexible.
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