Gorter and Grendel extracted lipids from human red blood cells. They calculated the total surface area for these red blood cell lipids and found it to be 36 µm². How much surface area would these lipids cover once they were spread across the surface of water? A)72 µm² B)36 µm² C)18 µm² D)144 µm² E)30 µm²

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Gorter and Grendel's experiment led to the conclusion that the lipid bilayer of cell membranes covers twice the area of the cell surface, because lipids form a bilayer when they spread out on a surface, effectively doubling the surface area they cover compared to their arrangement in the cell membrane.

Gorter and Grendel Extracted Lipids from Human Red Blood Cells