Biomolecules Fats And Lipids Question 27
Question: An example for a saturated fatty acid, present in nature is [KCET 2005]
Options:
A) Oleic acid
B) linoleic acid
C) Linolenic acid
D) Palmitic acid
Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
Oleic acid - $ C_{18}H_{34}O_2 $ , linoleic acid- $ C_{18}H_{32}O_2 $ , linolenic acid - $ C_{18}H_{28}O_2 $ , palmitic acid - $ C_{16}H_{32}O_2 $ . Saturated monocarboxylic acids form a homologous series which has a general formula $ C_{n}H_{2n+1}COOH $ or $ C_{n}H_{2n}O_2 $ . All saturated monocarboxylic acids follow this.
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