What makes fatty acids unique as compared to other carboxylic acids?
A) They have unusually highly-saturated alkyl groups
B) They have unusually long alkyl groups
C) Their alkyl groups are cyclic in structure
D) Their alkyl groups are unusually highly branched
E) They lack an alkyl group

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Fatty acids are characterized by having long hydrocarbon chains (alkyl groups) attached to a carboxylic acid group, which distinguishes them from other carboxylic acids that typically have shorter alkyl chains.

What Makes Fatty Acids Unique as Compared to Other Carboxylic