Question

stearic acid and linoleic acid stearic acid and linoleic acid stearic acid has the higher melting point, because it has two more methylene groups (giving it a greater surface area and therefore more intermolecular van der waals interactions) than linoleic acid.

Answer 1

Acid palmitic acid has higher melting point, because it has two more methylene groups.

$\text { Myristic acid } \rightarrow \mathrm{CH}_3\left(\mathrm{CH}_2\right)_{12} \mathrm{COOH} \\& \text { Palmitic acid } \rightarrow \mathrm{CH}_3\left(\mathrm{CH}_2\right)_{14} \mathrm{COOH}$

Acid palmitic acid has higher melting point, because it has two more methylene groups.

Giving it a greater surface area and therefore more intermolecular  van der waals interact than the myristic acid.

stearic arid $\mathrm{CH}_3\left(\mathrm{CH}_2\right)_{16} \mathrm{COOH}$

linoleic acid $\mathrm{C}_{18} \mathrm{H}_{32} \mathrm{O}_2$ (two double bond)

Stearic acid has higher Melting point, because it does not have any Carbon-Carbon double bonds, whereas linoleic acid has two cis double bonds which prevent the molecules from packing closely together.

Oleic Acid and Linoleic acid.

$\mathrm{C}_{18} \mathrm{H}_{34} \mathrm{O}_2$-one double bond (cis)

Acid palmitic acid has higher melting point, because it has two more methylene groups.

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