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Pick out the unsaturated fatty acid from the following
ChemistryBiomoleculesCOMEDKCOMEDK 2016
Options:
  • A oleic acid
  • B palmitic acid
  • C stearic acid
  • D lauric acid
Solution:
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The correct answer is: oleic acid
Unsaturated fatty acids contains one or more double bond in their carbon chains.
Their general formula is $\mathrm{C}_{n} \mathrm{H}_{2 n-2 x} \mathrm{O}_{2}$.
$\therefore$ Oleic acid $\left(\mathrm{C}_{18} \mathrm{H}_{34} \mathrm{O}_{2}\right)$ is unsaturated fatty acid with one double bond.

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