Each pre-class Podia question is based on the pre-class material and working through the pre-class material will help you formulate your response. Consider the problem and write down/draw out your solution in your class notebook. These questions are designed to hone your skills so that you can analyze and solve mastery problems you will encounter throughout the course.
Two days before the next whole-class session, the pre-class Podia question will become visible in Podia, where you can click on the prompt and submit your answer.
Submissions for pre-class Podia activities are due 1 hour before the start of your whole-class. Be sure to submit your response before the due time.
Day 16 Pre-Class Podia Activity
Most substances identified as “fats” belong to a group of chemical compounds called triglycerides. These compounds can be thought as resulting from the combination of glycerol (a tri-alcohol) with fatty acids (carboxylic acids) and thus are characterized by the presence of ester functional groups.
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| arachidonic acid | linoleic acid |
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| linolenic acid | palmitoleic acid |
Fats that have high melting points tend to stay solid at room temperature and can cause fatty deposits in blood vessels, leading to atherosclerosis. If you were to design a fat that is least likely to cause atherosclerosis using a combination of at least two of the fatty acids represented above, which of them would you choose? Justify your choices using reasoning what relates the structure of these fatty acids to a relevant property.
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