Question

What causes an unsaturated fatty acid to have a different shape than a

Answer 1

Answer: Option C) Unsaturated fatty acids have double carbon bonds.

Explanation:

Unlike saturated fatty acid with only single bonds and more hydrogen atoms,

Unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bond(s) in their structure, hence they appear as non-linear shapes.

Examples of saturated fatty acid is palmitic acid, while unsaturated fatty acid is palmitoleic acid