Fatty acids (the carboxylic acids produced by saponification of fats) usually have an even number of carbons and may also have one or more cis double bonds. The fatty acid that has 18 carbons with a cis double bond at the 9 position, (Z)-9-octadecenoic acid, is called oleic acid. Catalytic hydrogenation of oleic acid produces stearic acid, or octadecanoic acid, another fatty acid. One of these fatty acids melts at 13.4ºC and the other melts at 69.6ºC. Explain which fatty acid melts at the higher temperature.
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