By the time carbohydrates have passed through the stomach an…
By the time carbohydrates have passed through the stomach and intestines, they have been broken down into single sugars such as glucose. At the same time fats that pass through the stomach and intestines have been broken down into fatty acids. The image below shows various examples of fatty acids. Briefly describe why glucose can diffuse directly into the blood and fatty acids cannot.
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Carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, used to be a primary component in fire extinguishers but was phased out due to toxicity upon prolonged exposure. The chlorine atoms in the CCl4 molecule form [bonds] bonds with the carbon and each chlorine has [LP] lone pairs of electrons. The overall molecule has a [shape] geometry.
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