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If there are all single bonds between what in the fatty acid chain then it is said to be?
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∙ 6y ago
... a saturated fatty acid: general formula: CH3(CH2)2nCOOH, with n = 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 7y agoThis is a saturated lipid.
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If one fatty acid is more saturated than another fatty acid of equal chain length it has?
It has more hydrogen atoms and fewer double bonds between carbon atoms.
What is a saturated of a fatty acid?
Saturated fatty acids have only single carbon-carbon bonds.
What effect does heat have on lipids?
unsaturated fats (fats with on or more double bonds between atoms in the fatty acid chain) break down when exposed to a sufficient amount of heat. Saturated fats, which only have single bonds between the atoms in the fatty acid chain, break down at much higher temperatures than unsaturated fats.
What causes an unsaturated fatty acid to have differ t shape than a satires fatty acid?
Unsaturated fatty acids have double carbon bonds.
What is the difference between a saturated and ' unsaturated fatty acid?
Saturated fatty acids have no double covalent bonds between carbon atoms. The carbon in the chain is saturated with all the hydrogens it can hold. Saturated fatty acids account for the solid nature at room temperature of fats such as lard and butter. Unsaturated fatty acids have double bonds between carbon atoms wherever the number of hydrogens is less than two per carbon atom. Unsaturated fatty acids account for the liquid nature of vegetable oils at room temperature.
What type of fatty acid are there only single bonds in the carbon chain?
In saturated fatty acids are there only single bonds in the carbon chain.
What kind of fatty acid has only single bonds?
In saturated fatty acids are there only single bonds in the carbon chain.
Saturated fatty acids are so named because they are saturated with?
The saturated fatty acids have only single bonds between atom carbons; the chain is saturated with hydrogen atoms.
What type of fatty acid has double bonds?
The two basic types of fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated. A fatty acid consists of a hydrocarbon chain and a carboxyl group: CH3(CH2)nCOOH Saturated fatty acids have only single bonds between the carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain ie the molecule is "saturated" with hydrogen atoms and no more can be added. Unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds between the carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain. Fatty acids with a single double bond are called monounsaturated. Fatty acids with two or more double bonds are called polyunsaturated. See:http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/F/Fats.html
How many double bonds do saturated fatty acids have?
There may be one double bond or many, up to six in important fatty acids.
What causes an unsaturated fatty acids to have a different shape than a saturated fatty acid?
A saturated fatty acid chain is composed of a carbon chain with only single covalent bonds. This creates a tetrahedral geometry of the atoms. An unsaturated fatty acid chain is composed of a carbon chain with one or more double covalent bonds. This creates a trigonal geometry of the atoms at the double covalent bond.
What happens to fat when heated?
unsaturated fats (fats with on or more double bonds between atoms in the fatty acid chain) break down when exposed to a sufficient amount of heat. Saturated fats, which only have single bonds between the atoms in the fatty acid chain, break down at much higher temperatures than unsaturated fats.
What are fatty acid chains with all single bonds between carbon and hydrogen?
Fatty acid chains with all single bonds are saturated fatty acids. All of the carbon atoms are saturated with hydrogen atoms.
What is the Difference between saturated and unsaturated lipid?
The difference is related to which long chain fatty acid is incorporated. If it is a fatty acid that has double bonds, then it is an unsaturated lipid. If it contains fatty acids that have no double bonds, then it is a saturated lipid.
What is the difference between a saturaded and unsaturaded fatty acid?
The difference between a saturated and unsaturated fatty acid are the number of hydrogen atoms and double carbon bonds in the fatty acid chain. A saturated fatty acid has no carbon double bonds, two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom along the chain and three for the carbon atom at each end. In an unsaturated fatty acid chain some of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by a double bond between neighboring carbon atoms. Mon-unsaturated and poly-unsaturated fatty acids differ in the number of double carbon bonds in the chain, and thus the total number of hydrogen atoms.
Difference between a saturated fatty acid and an unsaturated fatty acid?
Fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic tail (chain), which is either saturated or unsaturated. A saturated fatty acid contains the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms. Saturated fatty acids are long-chain carboxylic acids that generally have between 12 and 24 carbon atoms and have no double bonds. They are saturated with hydrogen because saturated fatty acids have only single bonds, each carbon atom within the chain has 2 hydrogen atoms. Unsaturated fatty acids do not contain the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms, therefore two or more carbon atoms are attached with a double bond. Unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds between carbon atoms.
A fatty acid tail that contains all single bonds between carbons?
Saturated fat
