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They usually contain an even number of carbon atoms.
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∙ 7y agoThis is variable, some fatty acids are short with only a few carbon atoms while other fatty acids are long with many carbon atoms.
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How many hydrogen atoms in unsaturated fatty acids?
Yes, the definition of a saturated fatty acid is that it has the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible based upon the carbon backbone.
How many carbon atoms are in carbonic acid?
It depends on the fatty acid how many carbons there are. The number can range from 4 to 28.
How many Atoms of oxygen are in fatty acids?
6
Do saturated fatty acids have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms?
It depends on the length of the fatty acid chain. A fatty acid that has the maximum number of hydrogen atoms is saturated. The maximum number of hydrogen atoms will occur when the carbon atoms are all single-bonded to one another (no double bonds).
How many carbon atoms are in a fatty acid molecule?
Yes! In all organic compounds carbons should be present!
How many hydrogen atoms in unsaturated fatty acids?
Yes, the definition of a saturated fatty acid is that it has the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible based upon the carbon backbone.
How many carbon atoms are in carbonic acid?
It depends on the fatty acid how many carbons there are. The number can range from 4 to 28.
Are there twice as many hydrogen atoms as oxygen atoms in fatty acids?
no
How many Atoms of oxygen are in fatty acids?
6
How many double bonds do saturated fatty acids have?
There may be one double bond or many, up to six in important fatty acids.
Why do saturated fatty acids have structures while unsaturated fatty acids have bent structures?
Because unsaturated fatty acids have many double bonds and the atoms cannot rotate freely around those double bonds. In the saturated fatty acids, there are no double bonds (only single bonds) and so the atoms are free to rotate.
Do saturated fatty acids have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms?
It depends on the length of the fatty acid chain. A fatty acid that has the maximum number of hydrogen atoms is saturated. The maximum number of hydrogen atoms will occur when the carbon atoms are all single-bonded to one another (no double bonds).
How many carbon atoms are in a fatty acid molecule?
Yes! In all organic compounds carbons should be present!
Structurally how do omega-3 fatty acids differ from omega-6 fatty acids?
Like many organic compounds, the names of fatty acids such as omega-6 and omega-3 contain numbers that are used to describe the position of certain features of the molecule. In the case of omega fatty acids, the numbers 3 and 6 tell where the final carbon-carbon double bond is located. The numbers tell how many carbon-carbon bonds away from the carboxyl group this bond is. Omega-6 fatty acids are generally regarded as unhealthy when eaten in larger quantities than omega-3 fatty acids because they interfere with the omega-3's functions in the body.
How many carbon atoms are present in one molecule of glycerol?
There are 3 carbon atoms in one molecule of glycerol.
Do saturated fatty acids have a higher ratio of hydrogen to carbon than do unsaturated fatty acids?
Saturated means that a chemical compound has as many Hydrogens on each Carbon that "it can handle". Unsaturated means that there are places containing double bonds, triple bonds, etc., between the carbons resulting in the compound having less Hydrogens as it could have maximally. Usually all fatty acids have 1 or 2 degrees of unsaturation in their long carbon tails, usually in the form of double bonds.
What is the chemical difference in saturated and unsaturated fats?
Fat is actually not a compound, it is a mixture of many esterified acids called 'fatty acids'. But it is basically a triglyceride, a triester of Glycerol (C3H5(OH)3) with fatty acids (R):CH2ORCHOR'CH2ORThe symbol R represents 'aliphatic carboxyl groups' with linear, even numbered, alkane chains.General formula -C(O)-(CH2)2n-CH3 with n=0,1,2,3....Some examples of possible fatty acids (esterified, all very common in fat)Stearate (from stearic acid): -C(O)-(CH2)16-CH3 with n=8, so 'octadecanoate'
