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Title: Which one of the choices has the highest melting point?
Post by: saratoga 22 on Feb 21, 2022

Question 1.

Which one of the given fatty acids has the lowest melting point?

▸ oleic acid

▸ arachidonic acid

▸ arachidic acid

▸ palmitoleic acid

▸ linoleic acid

Question 2.

Which one of the choices has the highest melting point?

An illustration depicts the structure of triolein. The structure has a three-carbon vertical chain, in which C 1 is C H 2 O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 7 C H 3, C 2 is C H O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 7 C H 3, and C 3 is C H 2 O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 7 C H 3.

An illustration depicts the structure of triolein. The structure has a three-carbon vertical chain, in which C 1 is C H 2 O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 7 C H 3, C 2 is C H O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 7 C H 3, and C 3 is C H 2 O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 7 C H 3.

An illustration depicts the structure of trilinolein. The structure has a three-carbon vertical chain, in which C 1 is C H 2 O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H C H 2 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 4 C H 3, C 2 is C H O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H C H 2 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 4 C H 3, and C 3 is C H 2 O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H C H 2 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 4 C H 3.

An illustration depicts the structure of tripalmitolein. The structure has a three-carbon vertical chain, in which C 1 is C H 2 O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 5 C H 3, C 2 is C H O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 5 C H 3, and C 3 is C H 2 O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 7 C H double bond C H (C H 2) 5 C H 3.

An illustration depicts the structure of trimyrsitin. The structure has a three-carbon vertical chain, in which C 1 is C H 2 O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 12 C H 3, C 2 is C H O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 12 C H 3, and C 3 is C H 2 O (C double bond O) (C H 2) 12 C H 3.

▸ trimyrisitin

▸ triolein

▸ trilinolein

▸ tripalmitolein

Title: Which one of the choices has the highest melting point?
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