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Fatty acids are not hydrocarbons as they all contain a carboxyl group. Fats have distinctly lower free energy than hydrocarbons. Also, animal fat is a tissue,
by cheesymuffin 8y ago
Fatty acids are not hydrocarbons as they all contain a carboxyl group. Fats have distinctly lower free energy than hydrocarbons.
Also, animal fat is a tissue, not an organic molecule, so there's a little bit more complexity here.
- saagarjha 8y agoI never was really good at chemistry, but I'm sure I've heard lipids being referred to as "hydrocarbons". Aren't they mostly long chains of hydrogen and carbon? Is it fair to call them "hydrocarbons" in this case?
- cheesymuffin 8y agoHydrocarbons are C_nH_m