Give the chemical structure of saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids?

Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds between carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain, while unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds.

Chemical structure of a saturated fatty acid (e.g. palmitic acid):
CH3(CH2)14COOH

Chemical structure of an unsaturated fatty acid (e.g. oleic acid):
CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOH

Saturated Fatty Acids

Chemical Structure:
CH3-(CH2)n-COOH

Where:
- n is an even number that represents the number of carbon atoms in the chain

Example:
Palmitic acid (C16H32O2)

Unsaturated Fatty Acids

Chemical Structure:

- Monounsaturated Fatty Acids:
CH3-(CH2)n-CH=CH-(CH2)m-COOH

Where:
- n and m are numbers that represent the lengths of the carbon chains on either side of the double bond

- Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids:

>CH3-(CH2)n-CH=CH-(CH2)m-CH=CH-(CH2)p-COOH

Where:

- n, m, and p are numbers that represent the lengths of the carbon chains between the double bonds

Examples:

- Monounsaturated Fatty Acids:
>Oleic acid (C18H34O2)

- Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids:
>Linoleic acid (C18H32O2)