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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is true of saturated fatty acid chains? Question 3 options: 1) They are more healthy that unsaturated fats. 2) They contain only single covalent bonds. 3) They are only made in leaf cells of green plants. 4) They contain at least one double or triple bond.

OpenStudy (aaronq):

what does the term "saturated" mean in this context?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

like fat foods

OpenStudy (anonymous):

fatty foods are saturated

OpenStudy (anonymous):

saturated are unhealthy fat that the contex

OpenStudy (aaronq):

"saturated" in terms of chemical structure means that all the possible "spots" for bonding are filled with hydrogen atoms. In other words the chain has been saturated with bonds. There are no double bonds and only single bonds.|dw:1433041572114:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Im guessing in this context the answer is 2

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