What makes one fat different from another is the length and shape of the carbon chain and the number of
hydrogen atoms connected to the carbon atoms.
Not exact matches
Ethylene (or IUPAC name ethene) is the simplest alkene hydrocarbon, consisting of four
hydrogen atoms and two carbon
atoms connected by a double bond.
Each carbon and
hydrogen atom in a molecule has a defined frequency in the NMR spectrum that scientists use determine how
hydrogen and carbon
atoms are
connected together.
Almost as clearly as a textbook diagram, this image made by a noncontact atomic force microscope reveals the positions of individual
atoms and bonds, in a molecule having 26 carbon
atoms and 14
hydrogen atoms structured as three
connected benzene rings.
[1] Cyclic - C3H2 consists of three carbon
atoms connected to form a loop with two
hydrogen atoms attached.
Fatty acids can be put into three categories based on the molecular length of carbon
atoms connected to
hydrogen atoms: short - chain that have less than 6 carbon
atoms, medium - chain that have between 6 - 12 carbon
atoms and long - chain that have between 13 - 21 carbon
atoms.
Fats consist of chains of carbon molecules
connected to
hydrogen atoms.