Saturated fatty acids differ from unsaturated fatty acids by lacking double bonds in their hydrocarbon chains, meaning they are saturated with hydrogen.
Saturated fatty acids lack double bonds in their hydrocarbon chains, making them fully saturated with hydrogen.
| Front | Describe how a saturated fatty acid differs in molecular structure from an unsaturated fatty acid (2) |
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| Back | absence of a double bond; in the (hydrocarbon) chain; unable to accept more hydrogen / saturated with hydrogen; |
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