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pishuonlain [190]
3 years ago
5

Describe the relationship between fatty acid chain length, saturation, and the melting point or fluidity of fatty acids.

Biology
1 answer:
Advocard [28]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Because double bonds cause the hydrocarbon chain to bend. Therefore, the fatty acids cannot compact tightly together, reducing the van der Waals interaction between the fatty acids. The melting point of fatty acids is also affected by chain length. The longer the hydrocarbon chain is, the higher the melting point.

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