2the permeability of a plasma membrane to a specific solute depends on all of the following
except:
a. the types of transport proteins in the membrane.
b. the temperature of the membrane (i. e. - is the membrane a solid or a liquid).
c. the size of the solute.
d. the phospholipid composition of the membrane.
e. the polarity of the solute.

What best explains whether bromine (br) or neon (ne) is more likely to form a covalent bond? bromine forms covalent bonds because it has seven valence electrons, but neon has eight valence electrons and already fulfills the octet rule. bromine forms covalent bonds because it has many electron shells, but neon has only two electron shells and is tightly bound to its electrons. neon forms covalent bonds because it can share its valence electrons, but bromine has seven valence electrons and can gain only one more electron. neon forms covalent bonds because it has only two electron shells, but bromine has many electron shells and will lose electrons in order to fulfill the octet rule.