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Are fats acid ketones ethers esters or alcohols?

Fats are esters of fatty acids and glycerin (propane-1,2,3-triol).


Alcohol in a triglyceride that 3 fatty acids chains attach to?

Glycerol is the alcohol in a triglyceride molecule that serves as the backbone to which three fatty acid chains attach. The process of attaching the fatty acids to the glycerol molecule forms a triglyceride, a type of lipid that is commonly found in fats and oils.


Fats composed of fatty acids that have double bonds in the fatty acids and have fewer than the maximim number of hydrogen atoms are?

unsaturated


What areThe two kinds of fatty acids are found in fats?

The two kinds of fatty acids found in fats are saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds between carbon atoms and are typically solid at room temperature, while unsaturated fatty acids contain one or more double bonds and are usually liquid at room temperature. Unsaturated fatty acids can be further classified into monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. These different types of fatty acids influence the properties and health effects of fats in our diet.


Fats are broken down to two types of building blocks?

Fats are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol molecules. Fatty acids can be saturated (with single bonds) or unsaturated (with double bonds), while glycerol is a type of alcohol with three hydroxyl (OH) groups. These building blocks are used by the body for energy or to build new molecules like cell membranes.

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What are components of fats?

Fats are composed of fatty acids, which are chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms. They also contain glycerol, a type of alcohol that connects the fatty acids together to form triglycerides. Different types of fats can vary in the length and saturation of their fatty acid chains.


What is the difference between fatty acids and fats?

Fatty acids are the building blocks of fats. Fats are made up of a combination of different fatty acids. Fatty acids are the individual molecules that make up fats.


Are fats acid ketones ethers esters or alcohols?

Fats are esters of fatty acids and glycerin (propane-1,2,3-triol).


What are the 2 monomers for fats?

The two monomers for fats are glycerol and fatty acids. Glycerol is a three-carbon alcohol, and fatty acids are long hydrocarbon chains with a carboxyl group at one end. When they combine through a condensation reaction, they form triglycerides, the primary form of fats in our bodies.


What makes up animal fats?

Fats are esters of fatty acids. they are made up of fatty acids and glycerol.


Fats change to?

fatty acids


What does lipase digest fats into?

glycerol and fatty acids :P


What is the composition of fats?

Fats are composed of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids


Why are fats esters?

Organic acids react with alcohols to form an ester and water. Fats are made up of 3 molecules of carboxylic acids (organic acid) and 1 molecule of glycerol (alcohol). So fats are esters.


Alcohol in a triglyceride that 3 fatty acids chains attach to?

Glycerol is the alcohol in a triglyceride molecule that serves as the backbone to which three fatty acid chains attach. The process of attaching the fatty acids to the glycerol molecule forms a triglyceride, a type of lipid that is commonly found in fats and oils.


Fats composed of fatty acids that have double bonds in the fatty acids and have fewer than the maximim number of hydrogen atoms are?

unsaturated


What molecules are the building blocks of fats?

All lipids (fats, oils and waxes) contain fatty acids attached to glycerol.