NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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The types of fats that have only single bonds between their carbon atoms
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saturated fatty acids
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unsaturated fatty acids
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Fatty acids may be saturated or unsaturated. In a fatty acid chain, if there are only single bonds between neighboring carbons in the hydrocarbon chain, the fatty acid is said to be saturated. Saturated fatty acids are saturated with hydrogen since single bonds increase the number of hydrogens on each carbon.
Detailed explanation-2: -Saturated chains contain all single bonds, while the unsaturated ones have one (monounsaturated) or more (polyunsaturated) double bonds. The number of hydrogen atoms in the formula of an unsaturated structure will be less than that for the corresponding saturated one with the same number of carbon atoms.
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