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#Question id: 2158


Which of the following factors increase(s) the rate of simple (passive) diffusion of a solute across a phospholipid bilayer?

#XL - S Microbiology
  1. increased ability of the solute to dissolve in the membrane

  2. increased hydrophilicity of the solute              

  3. increased membrane thickness

  4. increased level of transport protein in the membrane