What is true about a fatty acid with the nomenclature: 18:3 A9,12,15? A) It has 18 carbons with one double bond at position 12. B It has a double bond at position 18. It has 9 carbons with double bonds at position 3 and 18. It has 9 carbons and 2 double bonds at position 2 and 15.

What is true about a fatty acid with the nomenclature: 18:3 A9,12,15? A) It has 18 carbons with one double bond at position 12. B It has a double bond at position 18. It has 9 carbons with double bonds at position 3 and 18. It has 9 carbons and 2 double bonds at position 2 and 15.

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What is true about a fatty acid with the nomenclature: 18:3 A9,12,15?
A) It has 18 carbons with one double bond at position 12.
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It has a double bond at position 18.
It has 9 carbons with double bonds at position 3 and 18.
It has 9 carbons and 2 double bonds at position 2 and 15.

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