An example for a saturated fatty acid, present in nature is ___.

Oleic acid

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linoleic acid

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Linolenic acid

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Palmitic acid

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Solution

The correct option is D Palmitic acid
Oleic acid - , linoleic acid - , linolenic acid - , palmitic acid - .
Saturated monocarboxylic acids form a homologous series which has a general formula or . Although all the fatty acids mentioned here are present in nature, only palmitic acid follows this formula, all others are unsaturated fatty acids.

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