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Because of the kinks in the hydrocarbon tails, unsaturated fats can't pack as closely together, making them liquid at room temperature.

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Fatty acids with double bonds between carbons are described to be?

Unsaturated fatty acids. These double bonds can be either monounsaturated (one double bond) or polyunsaturated (multiple double bonds). They are typically liquid at room temperature and are considered healthier fats compared to saturated fats.


In unsaturated fats the fatty acid chain is missing some atoms of?

In unsaturated fats, the fatty acid chain is missing some hydrogen atoms, causing double bonds to form between carbon atoms. This results in less saturated fatty acids, which have a lower melting point and are typically liquid at room temperature.


What is the difference between saturated fat and unsaturated fat?

I'll charitably assume that you don't have internet access properly where you live, since even a child could use Google to look this up online. Saturated fats bad. Unsaturated fats better. Polyunsaturated fats best. Trans fats not good. Hydrogenated fats bad. Unsaturated fats are more easily broken-down in our digestive system, so they cause less damage than saturated fats. They have a different structure from saturated fats, best explained as weak spots in their carbon chains. HOWEVER, carbohydrates are a much bigger danger to you, they keep your blood sugar high, which damages your arteries and all of your organs, especially the pancreas, which then can't control your blood sugar properly and the damage continues. Fat deposits can build up in the damaged areas of arteries, causing blockages. Without the damage the fats would be just pumped around to somewhere they can be useful.


A lipid that is solid at room temperature is?

They are called fats {not quite the same as a fatty acid} - and they are from animal origins. They are saturated - in space they are straight like a tooth pick [and they stack pretty much like a box of tooth picks]. When C=C double bonds are included, the Lipid becomes unsaturated which gives the lipid a 'dogs leg' bend - called Oils, they do not then conform into a solid as easily as they did when they were saturated {and are liquid at room temperature}.


How are hydrogenated oils like saturated fats?

Hydrogenation adds hydrogen atoms to the double bonds in unsaturated fats which converts them to semisoild material, which is similar to that of saturated fats (they tend to be solid since their formation is generally stronger than that of unsaturated) The similarities; (semi)solid form. For example; margarine.

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What do unsaturated fats form?

alkenes


What type of triglycerides tend to be liquids at room temperature?

Any sort of vegetable oil is usually liquid at room temperature.


What is one difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?

One key difference between saturated and unsaturated fats is their chemical structure. Saturated fats have no double bonds between carbon atoms in their fatty acid chains, making them solid at room temperature. In contrast, unsaturated fats have one or more double bonds in their fatty acid chains, which gives them a liquid form at room temperature.


Fatty acids with double bonds between carbons are described to be?

Unsaturated fatty acids. These double bonds can be either monounsaturated (one double bond) or polyunsaturated (multiple double bonds). They are typically liquid at room temperature and are considered healthier fats compared to saturated fats.


In unsaturated fats the fatty acid chain is missing some atoms of?

In unsaturated fats, the fatty acid chain is missing some hydrogen atoms, causing double bonds to form between carbon atoms. This results in less saturated fatty acids, which have a lower melting point and are typically liquid at room temperature.


What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated bonds in terms of their chemical structure and properties?

Saturated bonds have single bonds between carbon atoms and are saturated with hydrogen atoms, while unsaturated bonds have double or triple bonds and can form more bonds with other atoms. Saturated fats are solid at room temperature, while unsaturated fats are liquid.


Are Unsaturated fats more likely than saturated fats to be liquid at room temperature?

Saturated fats are more likely to be liquid at room temperature seeing as how these are made up of strictly single carbon-carbon bonds to form larger chains, as opposed to the unsaturated fats which involves double-bonding between the carbons in at least one part of their structure. Seeing as how a double bond is harder to break (it needs more energy to be reactive than a single bond), the molecule with more of these type of interactions will be the more stable one. Thus, the saturated fat will have a higher likelyhood of being liquid at room temperature.


How can you show that a vegetable oil is unsaturated?

It is in a liquid form at room temperature.


How are unsaturated fatty acids related to lipids?

Not all lipids are saturated. Unsaturated lipids come in liquid form and are not from animals. Saturated lipids are in solid form and do usually come from organisms other than plants such as animals.


What is the difference between saturated fat and unsaturated fat?

I'll charitably assume that you don't have internet access properly where you live, since even a child could use Google to look this up online. Saturated fats bad. Unsaturated fats better. Polyunsaturated fats best. Trans fats not good. Hydrogenated fats bad. Unsaturated fats are more easily broken-down in our digestive system, so they cause less damage than saturated fats. They have a different structure from saturated fats, best explained as weak spots in their carbon chains. HOWEVER, carbohydrates are a much bigger danger to you, they keep your blood sugar high, which damages your arteries and all of your organs, especially the pancreas, which then can't control your blood sugar properly and the damage continues. Fat deposits can build up in the damaged areas of arteries, causing blockages. Without the damage the fats would be just pumped around to somewhere they can be useful.


Do oils contain fat?

Oils are fats in liquid form, chill an oil and you will find you have fat.


A lipid that is solid at room temperature is?

They are called fats {not quite the same as a fatty acid} - and they are from animal origins. They are saturated - in space they are straight like a tooth pick [and they stack pretty much like a box of tooth picks]. When C=C double bonds are included, the Lipid becomes unsaturated which gives the lipid a 'dogs leg' bend - called Oils, they do not then conform into a solid as easily as they did when they were saturated {and are liquid at room temperature}.