Q. An example for a saturated fatty acid, presents in nature is
A) Oleic acid
B) Linoleic acid
C) Linolenic acid
D) Palmitic acid
Explanation
(d)
Palmitic acid $= \ C_{15}H_{31}COOH$
Saturated monocarboxylic acids form a homologous series which has a general formula $C_{n}\ H_{2n + 1}\ COOH.$ Out of all the options only palmitic acid follows this .
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