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Furthermore, is linolenic acid solid at room temperature?
Fats made up of saturated fatty acids aresolid at room temperature. Polyunsaturated fats are alsoliquid at room temperature. If you have a bottle of cornoil, what you have is a bottle of polyunsaturated oil with a highconcentration of linoleic acid. Because it ispolyunsaturated, it is liquid at roomtemperature.
Some common solid fats are:
- butter.
- milk fat.
- beef fat (tallow, suet)
- chicken fat.
- cream.
- pork fat (lard)
- stick margarine.
- shortening.
Also asked, what is the melting point for stearic acid?
Stearic acid
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Melting point | 69.3 °C (156.7 °F; 342.4 K) |
Boiling point | 361 °C (682 °F; 634 K) decomposes 232 °C (450°F; 505 K) at 15 mmHg |
Solubility in water | 0.00018 g/100 g (0 °C) 0.00029 g/100 g (20 °C) 0.00034g/100 g (30 °C) 0.00042 g/100 g (45 °C) 0.00050 g/100 g (60°C) |
Pure stearic acid is a white, waxy solidcrystalline material that melts at 156°F (69°C). It isodorless and tasteless. These trace impurities can cause theacid to vary in molecular weight, solubility, melting point,color, odor, and other physical and chemicalproperties.