Among the following, the formula of saturated fatty acid is:

C_{17} H_{29} C O O H

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C_{17} H_{35} C O O H

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C_{17} H_{31} C O O H

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C_{17} H_{33} C O O H

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Solution

The correct option is A $C_{17} H_{35} C O O H$
The general formula for saturated fatty acids is $C_{n} H_{2 n + 1} C O O H$
Among the given acids, only $C_{17} H_{35} C O O H$ satisfy this formula, hence it is a saturated fatty acid.

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