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How does the structure of a saturated fatty acid differ from an unsaturated fatty acid?

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Saturated fatty acids have all of their carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms.The lipids containing saturated fatty acid are solid at room temperature

Unsaturated fatty acids have some of their carbon atoms double bonded in place of hydrogen atoms.The lipids containing unsaturated fatty acids are liquid at room temprature.

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