Relating to the fluid mosaic model, can you explain what it means when saturated hydrocarbon chains have straight chains whereas unsaturated chains have kinks?
When they have kinks it means there are moments in the chain that are double bonded instead of single bonded. These bonds make the chain change shape by creating bends in the chain which are referred to as kinks. Unsaturated chain have more double bonds, this leads to more kinks and lower stability of the molecule, which is why they usually become liquid at a lower room temp.
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Relating to the fluid mosaic model, can you explain what it means when saturated hydrocarbon chains have straight chains whereas unsaturated chains have kinks?
When they have kinks it means there are moments in the chain that are double bonded instead of single bonded. These bonds make the chain change shape by creating bends in the chain which are referred to as kinks. Unsaturated chain have more double bonds, this leads to more kinks and lower stability of the molecule, which is why they usually become liquid at a lower room temp.
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