Saturated fatty acids differ structurally from unsaturated fatty acids by the absence of double bonds in their hydrocarbon chain and saturation with hydrogen atoms.
Saturated fatty acids differ from unsaturated fatty acids by lacking double bonds in their hydrocarbon chain and being fully saturated with hydrogen atoms.
| Front | Describe how a saturated fatty acid differs in molecular structure from an unsaturated fatty acid. (2 marks) |
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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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