Question

Fats are broken into saturated fats and unsaturated fats. Which of these explains the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?
Responses
A Saturated fats have no hydrogen in the molecule.Saturated fats have no hydrogen in the molecule.
B Saturated fats have more carbon atoms than unsaturated fats.Saturated fats have more carbon atoms than unsaturated fats.
C Saturated fats have only single bonds on all the carbon atoms.Saturated fats have only single bonds on all the carbon atoms.
D Saturated fats have only double and triple bonds on the carbon atoms.

Answer 1

The correct explanation for the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats is:

C. Saturated fats have only single bonds on all the carbon atoms.

Saturated fats are characterized by having all carbon-carbon bonds as single bonds, while unsaturated fats have one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms.