Homework Help: nutrition

Posted by jessica on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 3:10pm.

A fatty acid that contains a chain of 10 carbons and one double bond is termed a:
a)monounsaturated,medium chain fatty acid.
b)saturated,medium chain fatty acid.
c)monounsaturated,long chain fatty acid.
d)saturated,long chain fatty acid.

nutrition - bobpursley, Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 3:28pm
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monounsaturated

Ten carbons is not a long chain. I burn that stuff in my auto.

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