When Palmitic Acid, a 16-Carbon Saturated Fatty Acid, Reacts with a 30-Carbon

question 54

Multiple Choice

When palmitic acid, a 16-carbon saturated fatty acid, reacts with a 30-carbon unbranched alcohol, a wax is formed.What is the structure of this wax?

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Definitions:

Ethylene

A gaseous plant hormone involved in promoting fruit ripening, flower wilting, and leaf fall.

Amyloplasts

Starch storage organelles found in plant cells, responsible for the synthesis and storage of starch granules.

Auxin

A class of plant hormones that play essential roles in coordinating growth and behavioral processes in the plant's life cycle, including cell elongation and division.

Thigmotropism

Plant growth in response to contact with a solid object, such as the twining of plant tendrils.