Question

1. you are a biochemist working for a food manufacturer. you are working to identify a new fat you have discovered in a plant from the rainforest of brazil. during your investigation, you determine that the fat tends to be a liquid at room temperature, and a biochemical analysis reveals too few hydrogen atoms for the amount of carbon that is present. what kind of fat have you likely discovered? briefly explain your answer.

Explanation:

Fats can be saturated or unsaturated. Unsaturated fats have double - bonds between carbon atoms, which results in fewer hydrogen atoms for the amount of carbon. They are typically liquid at room temperature. Since the discovered fat is liquid at room temperature and has few hydrogen atoms relative to carbon, it is likely an unsaturated fat.

Answer:

An unsaturated fat.