Question

Animal fats tend to be _______________ with hydrogen atoms. (fifth paragraph of this sub-section

Answer 1

Animal fats tend to be _______________ with hydrogen atoms. Fats are long chain amino acids, mostly carbon and hydrogen. The answer is "Animal fats tend to be single bonded to or surrounded by or saturated with hydrogen atoms." Saturated means the maximum number of hydrogen atoms are bonded to the carbon atom.

Answer 2

Answer:

Saturated.

Explanation:

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Animal fats are lipids derived from animals which are commonly solid at room temperature and mainly constituted by triglycerides which are strictly chemically saturated with hydrogen, it means  they do not tend to have double or triple bonded carbon atoms but just single-bonded carbons. This fact suggests that animal fats provide more energy than vegetable fats because they have more C-H bonds that when broken increase the total provided energy.

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