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An example for a saturated fatty acid , present in nature is

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Oleic acid
Linoleic acid
Linolenic acid
Palmitic acid

Solution :Oleic acid `-C_(17)H_(23)COOH`, linoleic acid -`C_(17)H_(31)COOH`, linoleic acid -`C_(17)H_(29)COOH` , palmitic acid-`C_(15)H_(31)COOH`. Saturated monocarboxylic ACIDS form a HOMOLOGOUS series which has a general FORMULA `C_(n)H_(2n+1)COOH` or `C_(n)+H_(2n)O_(2)`. only palmitic acid follows this.


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