Gorter and Grendel extracted lipids from human red blood cells.They calculated the total surface area for these red blood cells and found it to be 36 µ2.How much surface area would these lipids cover once they were spread across the surface of water?
A)72 µ2
B)36 µ2
C)18 µ2
D)144 µ2
E)30 µ2

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Gorter and Grendel's experiment demonstrated that the lipids extracted from red blood cells form a bilayer when spread on water. Therefore, the lipids would cover twice the surface area of the cells, which is 72 µ2.

Gorter and Grendel Extracted Lipids from Human Red Blood Cells