Ch. 5 (b)

All fatty acids have the same basic structure - a chain of C and H atom with an _____ group at one end and a ______ group at the other end.
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All fatty acids have the same basic structure - a chain of C and H atom with an _____ group at one end and a ______ group at the other end.
Acid & Methyl
Most naturally occurring fatty acids contain even numbers of carbons in their chains - up to ___ carbons in length.
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________ ______ is the simplest of the 18-carbon fatty acids.
Stearic Acid
Saturated fatty acids are carrying the maximum number possible number of ________ atoms.
Hydrogen
__________ fatty acids are carrying the maximum number possible number of Hydrogen atoms.
Saturated
_________ fatty acids lacks Hydrogen atoms.
Unsaturated
A saturated fatty acid contains only ______ bonds between its carbon atoms.
Single
A fatty acid with 2 hydrogens missing and a double bond is a __________ ______ ______.
Unsaturated Fatty Acid
The double bond is the point of _________.
Unsaturation
Linolenic acid has ____ double bonds.
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Chemists identify polyunsaturated fatty acids by the position of the double bond closest to the ________ _____ of the carbon chain.Methyl EndChemists identify polyunsaturated fatty acids by the position of the double bond closest to the methyl end of the carbon chain, which is described by an _________ _________.Omega NumberA polyunsaturated fatty acid with its closest double bond 3 carbons away from the methyl end is an ________ _______ ______.Omega-3 Fatty AcidA polyunsaturated fatty acid with its closest double bond 6 carbons away from the methyl end is an _________ _______ ______.Omega-6 Fatty Acid_________ _________ represents the location of the closest double bond from the methyl end.Omega NumberMonounsaturated fatty acids tend to belong to the _________ group.Omega-9