The amount of energy a fat contains is determined by how many bonds it has between atoms and atoms.
Added by Kayla F.
Close
Step 1
The energy stored in fats comes from the chemical bonds between these atoms. Show more…
Show all steps
Your feedback will help us improve your experience
Adi S and 60 other Chemistry 101 educators are ready to help you.
Ask a new question
Labs
Want to see this concept in action?
Explore this concept interactively to see how it behaves as you change inputs.
Key Concepts
Recommended Videos
Fats are excellent energy storage molecules because they have a relatively high ratio of energy storing C-H bonds. They are more difficult to hydrolyze than most other molecules. They have a relatively high concentration of oxygen atoms, which are very electronegative.
Adi S.
A scientist is measuring the number of hydrogen atoms in a certain triglyceride. Upon looking at the fatty acid tails, he finds fewer hydrogen molecules than expected if all carbons were single-bonded to each other. This suggests that some fatty acids in this triglyceride are saturated. unsaturated glycerol phospholipids.
Farhan A.
A polyunsaturated fat would contain... A. more than 1 triple bond. B. more than 1 double bond. C. the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms bonded to carbons. D. a high melting point (well above room temperature) E. all carbon-carbon single bonds.
Bcrypt_Sha256$$2B$12$7M.G8Ekhtp1Toedumn0Muu2Tebbw21Y3Wty6Om9Qn9/G/Jrztvb0S B.
Recommended Textbooks
Chemistry: Structure and Properties
Chemistry The Central Science
Chemistry
Transcript
18,000,000+
Students on Numerade
Trusted by students at 8,000+ universities
Watch the video solution with this free unlock.
EMAIL
PASSWORD