A fasting animal is fed palmitic acid that has a 14C-labeled carboxyl group.  After allowing sufficient time for fatty acid breakdown and resynthesis to palmitic acid the   14C label can be found in the molecule (the methyl carbon is carbon 16) at:   Multiple answers:Multiple answers are accepted for this question Select one or more answers and submit. For keyboard navigation...SHOW MORE a Carbon-15 b Carbon-13 c Carbon-11 d Carbon-9 e Carbon-7 f Carbon-5 g Carbon-3 h Carbon-16 i CO2

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A fasting animal is fed palmitic acid that has a 14C-labeled carboxyl group.  After allowing sufficient time for fatty acid breakdown and resynthesis to palmitic acid the   14C label can be found in the molecule (the methyl carbon is carbon 16) at:
 
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a
Carbon-15
b
Carbon-13
c
Carbon-11
d
Carbon-9
e
Carbon-7
f
Carbon-5
g
Carbon-3
h
Carbon-16
i
CO2
 
i think its c but not sure c or h please help 
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