What Is the Difference Between Stearic Acid and Linoleic Acid

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between stearic acid and linoleic acid?

• A) Stearic acid has 18 carbon atoms, whereas linoleic acid has 16 carbon atoms.
• B) Stearic acid is unsaturated, whereas linoleic acid is saturated.
• C) Stearic acid has 18 carbon atoms, whereas linoleic acid has 20 carbon atoms.
• D) Stearic acid is saturated, whereas linoleic acid is unsaturated.

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Definitions:

Randomization

Controlling for the effects of extraneous variables by ensuring that the variables operate in a manner determined entirely by chance.

Experimental Control

Eliminating the influence of an extraneous variable on the outcome of an experiment by keeping the variable constant in the experimental and control groups.

Spurious Relationship

A false association between two variables that appears to be causally linked but is actually due to an extraneous variable.

Nonexperimental Method

Use of measurement of variables to determine whether variables are related to one another. Also called correlational method.