Due to the extra unpair electron in atomic oxygen orbital, it is very much reactive than unsaturated fatty acid. Unsaturated fatty acid contains double bond which is in neutral condition, it is not so much reactive like a double bond   please explain this or expound

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Due to the extra unpair electron in atomic oxygen orbital, it is very much reactive than unsaturated fatty acid. Unsaturated fatty acid contains double bond which is in neutral condition, it is not so much reactive like a double bond

 

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