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1. A Review of General Chemistry5h 5m
2. Molecular Representations1h 14m
3. Acids and Bases2h 46m
4. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes4h 17m
5. Chirality3h 39m
6. Thermodynamics and Kinetics1h 22m
7. Substitution Reactions1h 48m
8. Elimination Reactions2h 30m
9. Alkenes and Alkynes2h 9m
10. Addition Reactions3h 19m
11. Radical Reactions1h 58m
12. Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides and Thiols2h 42m
13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds2h 17m
14. Synthetic Techniques1h 26m
15. Analytical Techniques:IR, NMR, Mass Spect7h 3m
16. Conjugated Systems6h 13m
17. Ultraviolet Spectroscopy51m
18. Aromaticity2h 34m
19. Reactions of Aromatics: EAS and Beyond5h 1m
20. Phenols55m
21. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition4h 56m
22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS2h 51m
23. The Chemistry of Thioesters, Phophate Ester and Phosphate Anhydrides1h 10m
24. Enolate Chemistry: Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon1h 53m
25. Condensation Chemistry2h 9m
26. Amines1h 43m
27. Heterocycles2h 0m
28. Carbohydrates5h 53m
29. Amino Acids4h 20m
30. Peptides and Proteins2h 42m
31. Catalysis in Organic Reactions1h 30m
32. Lipids 2h 50m
33. The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways2h 52m
34. Nucleic Acids1h 32m
35. Transition Metals6h 14m
36. Synthetic Polymers1h 49m

32. Lipids

Fatty Acids

Organic Chemistry

32. Lipids

Fatty Acids

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Which of the following statements correctly describes the polarity of fatty acid chains?

Fatty acid chains are polar due to the presence of a carboxyl group.

Fatty acid chains are nonpolar because they consist mainly of hydrocarbon chains.

Fatty acid chains are nonpolar due to their ability to form hydrogen bonds.

Fatty acid chains are polar because they can dissolve in water.

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Identify the structure of a typical fatty acid, which consists of a long hydrocarbon chain and a terminal carboxyl group.

Understand that the hydrocarbon chain is composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms, which form nonpolar covalent bonds due to similar electronegativities.

Recognize that the carboxyl group (-COOH) at the end of the fatty acid is polar because of the difference in electronegativity between oxygen and hydrogen, allowing it to form hydrogen bonds.

Consider the overall structure of the fatty acid: while the carboxyl group is polar, the long hydrocarbon chain is nonpolar, making the entire molecule predominantly nonpolar.

Conclude that fatty acid chains are generally nonpolar because the extensive hydrocarbon chain outweighs the small polar carboxyl group, leading to limited solubility in water.