Fr' [..(. 6. The interior ofa cell membrane is composed of non-polar (hydrophobic) tails. The membrane is surrounded by water a polar molecule. Which of the following best explains why the membrane is generally impermeable to charged ions? A. The van der Waals interaction between the ion and the membrane is repulsive. B. The ion has a higher energy in the water clue to the van der Waals interaction between the ion and the water molecules. C. The entropy of the ion is higher in the water than in the cell membrane. D. The minimum charge-dipole potential energy is lower in water because of the large . dipole moment of water. .H/E I? The ions are positively charged and the non-polar tails are also positively charged, creating a repulsive force