A fatty acid is unsaturated if it

Contains hydrogen

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Contains double bonds

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Contains an acidic group

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Bonds to glycogen

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Solution

The correct option is A Contains double bonds
Unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is one or more double bond in the fatty acid chain. A fat molecule is monounsaturated if it contains one double bond, and polyunsaturated if it contains two or more double bonds.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Contains double bonds'.

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