Which statement regarding long-chain fatty acids in aqueous solution is NOT true?
A) Fatty acids in small concentrations are surrounded by highly ordered water molecules in a "cage-like" structure.
B) Fatty acids will cluster together to minimize the lipid surface area.
C) Fatty acids will form micelles to sequester hydrophobic groups from water.
D) The driving force of solubilizing fatty acids is increasing entropy of the fatty acid.
E) All the statements are true.
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