Question

A 16 carbon saturated fatty acid has a greater molecular weight than a 16 carbon unsaturated fatty acid.Why?​

Answer 1

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Palmitate is a 16-carbon, saturated fatty acid, and oleate is an 18-carbon fatty acid with a single cis double bond. Fatty acid carbon atoms are numbered starting at the carboxyl terminus, as shown in the margin. Carbon atoms 2 and 3 are often referred to as α and β, respectively.