Benzoic acid is unsaturated because it has double- double carbon bonds and due to resonance those bonds can be easily move around , that's what makes benzoic acid unique. All compounds containing a benzene ring are actually unsaturated.
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No. it is an unsaturated (aromatic) compound.
Benzoic acid is an organic compound as it contains carbon-hydrogen bonds. It is derived from the benzene ring structure and is commonly used as a food preservative.
Unsaturated fatty acids have double carbon bonds.
CH3CH3 ethane is saturated. CH2=CH2 ethene (ethylene) is unstaurated. C17H35COOH stearic acid is saturated. C17H33COOH oleic acid is unsaturated. C17H29COOH Linolenic acid is polyunstaurated.
Saturated fatty acids do not have double bonds between carbon atoms and unsaturated.