What change to the following molecule's structure would result in a saturated fat? Image represents an unsaturated fatty acid mo
lecule composed of a carboxyl group (-COOH) that is single bonded to a chain carbon, mostly in the form of methylene groups (CH2) single bonded to each other. Interrupting the chain of methylene groups is a pair of double bonded carbons with one less hydrogen each. This double bond creates a bend in the molecule. It needs to lose a hydrogen atom and form a double bond between hydrogens. It needs to lose a hydrogen atom and form another double bond between carbons. It needs to gain a hydrogen atom to eliminate the double bond between the carbon and oxygen. It needs to gain a hydrogen atom to eliminate the double bond between the two carbons.
The correct option is this: IT NEEDS TO GAIN A HYDROGEN ATOM TO ELIMINATE THE DOUBLE BOND BETWEEN THE TWO CARBONS. An unsaturated fat is a fat molecule which has one or more double bonds in its molecule while a saturated fat is one that has only single bonds in its molecule. For an unsaturated fat to become saturated, it needs to gain more hydrogen atoms which will eliminate the double bonds between the carbons of the unsaturated fat.
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