Q.Distinguish, in one line, between a saturated and an unsaturated fatty acid, on the basis of carbon-carbon bonding.

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A saturated fatty acid has only single bonds between its carbon atoms; an unsaturated fatty acid has one or more carbon-carbon double bonds. …

A saturated fatty acid has a hydrocarbon chain in which every carbon-carbon bond is a single bond, allowing the chains to pack tightly together so that saturated fats tend to be solid at room temperature (e.g. palmitic acid, stearic acid). An unsaturated fatty acid contains one or more carbon-carbon double bonds, which introduce kinks into the chain that prevent tight packing, so unsaturated fats tend to remain liquid at room temperature (e.g. …

Recall that "saturation" refers specifically to the absence (saturated) or presence (unsaturated) of carbo …

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