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Which of the following best describes the electrical property of the lipid component of the phospholipid bilayer that makes up the membrane?
A. It is a dielectric
B. It is an insulator
C. It is a capacitor
D. It is all of the above
Ans- B. It is an insulator
The lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane acts as an insulator due to the absence of free ions in the membrane and therefore, no carrier proteins to carry and the plasma membrane act as a capacitor.