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An example for a saturated fatty acid, present in nature is
Options:
A .  Oleic acid
B .  linoleic acid
C .  Linolenic acid
D .  Palmitic acid
Answer: Option D
:
D
Option (d)
Oleic acid C17H33COOH, linoleic acidC17H31COOH, linolenic acid C17H29COOH,palmitic acid C15H31COOH. Saturated monocarboxylic acids form a homologous series which has a general formula CnH2n+1COOH or CnH2nCOOH. Only palmitic acid follows this.

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