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The answers that apply include;

  • A saturated fatty acid with a greater molar mass has a higher melting point than a saturated fatty acid with a low molar mass
  • A saturated fatty acid has a higher melting point than an unsaturated fatty acid

Saturated acids do not have double bonds in their hydrocarbon tails. Therefore, because there are no kinks in the chains, the chains are well compacted due to numerous hydrogen bonds between each. The larger the chains (directly proportional to molar mass), the higher the melting point of these fats.