2010-05-08

Saturated fat molecule or unsaturated fat molecule

Molecule A

Molecule B


Based on the structure for both fat molecules,
  1. Which molecule is a unsaturated fat molecule? Why?
  2. Which homologous series does molecule A belong to? Why?
  3. State two difference of both molecules.
  4. Which molecule can undergo catalytic hydrogenation? State the condition of the reaction.

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