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Hi there.
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This question is asking about saturated fatty acids.
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So let's talk first about briefly what a fatty acid is.
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A fatty acid is merely a carboxylic acid that has long hydrocarbon chains.
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And hydrocarbon, of course, means carbon and hydrogens.
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All right.
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And we see the word saturated fatty acid.
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Saturated simply means...
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That between those carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain, they're all single bonds.
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All right.
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And this question is asking about the melting point of these saturated fatty acids.
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Well, what has been observed or measured is that the molecular, is that, let me back up a second...