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No. Lipid molecules that are unsaturated have less hydrogen atoms because of carbon-carbon double bonds.
No. Lipids with the maximum number of hydrogen atoms are referred to as saturated.
Alkanes have single bonds only and are therefore saturated. A hydrocarbon is unsaturated if there are multiple bonds or rings within the compound. Alkenes contain double bonds, alkynes contain triple bonds, and cycloalkanes contain rings; these are unsaturated hydrocarbons. But alkanes are saturated.
Triglycerides are the lipids that contain the maximum number of carbon and hydrogen possible. They consist of a glycerol molecule and three fatty acid chains, which can vary in length but typically contain long hydrocarbon chains with many carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Yes, the definition of a saturated fatty acid is that it has the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible based upon the carbon backbone.
No. Lipid molecules that are unsaturated have less hydrogen atoms because of carbon-carbon double bonds.
No. Lipids with the maximum number of hydrogen atoms are referred to as saturated.
A hydrocarbon in which all carbon atoms are connected by single covalent bonds is a saturated hydrocarbon. This means that the carbon atoms are "saturated" with the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible. Unsaturated hydrocarbons have double or triple bonds between carbon atoms, while aromatic hydrocarbons contain special ring structures like benzene. Substituted hydrocarbons have functional groups attached to the hydrocarbon chain.
An example of a saturated hydrocarbon is methane (CH4), which consists of single bonds between carbon and hydrogen atoms and contains the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible for its carbon atoms.
Alkanes have single bonds only and are therefore saturated. A hydrocarbon is unsaturated if there are multiple bonds or rings within the compound. Alkenes contain double bonds, alkynes contain triple bonds, and cycloalkanes contain rings; these are unsaturated hydrocarbons. But alkanes are saturated.
Triglycerides are the lipids that contain the maximum number of carbon and hydrogen possible. They consist of a glycerol molecule and three fatty acid chains, which can vary in length but typically contain long hydrocarbon chains with many carbon and hydrogen atoms.
it simply means presence of a double bond more clearly:An unsaturated hydrocarbon has fewer than the maximum possible number of hydrocarbons, due to the presence of carbon-carbon double bonds at some point in the chain. (Since a carbon can only have 4 bonds total, a double bond uses 2 instead of 1, reducing the bonds available to hold hydrogen atoms.) Unsaturated hydrocarbons can have only one double bond (mono-unsaturated) or can have many
No Hydrogen is the weakest bond that can possible form between two molecules.
Yes, it is. Saturated compounds have no double bonds, and all alkanes (including cyclohexane) have no double bonds. the ending "-ane" means there are no double bonds. The ending "ene" means there are one or more double bond (-ene, -diene, -triene, -tetraene).
The term for a fat that is liquid at room temperature and does not have the maximum amount of hydrogen is "unsaturated fat." Unsaturated fats have double bonds in their chemical structure, which prevents them from packing tightly together and solidifying.
No particular element saturates a hydrocarbon such as fat. If a hydrocarbon is saturated it means that there are only single bonds in the structure and so for a chemical group to join on, it must replace an already attached group. This means that it is more difficult for the body to dispose of the substance as fewer things will react with it.
Yes, the definition of a saturated fatty acid is that it has the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible based upon the carbon backbone.