Question

g Increasing the number of unsaturations in a fatty acid ____________ the melting temperature of the fatty acid.

Answer 1

Answer:

Decreases

Explanation:

Fatty acid which have the double bond or triple bond are called unsaturated fatty acids. Because of the double or triple bond, unsaturated fatty acids are loosely packed and form some distance among molecules which lowers the melting point of unsaturated fatty acids.

So, if the unsaturation of fatty acid will increase, it leads to more branched and loosely packed molecules and decreases the melting temperature accordingly.