Carbon Compounds: Fats

Name the molecule shown in the diagram.

• Propan-trihydroxyl

• Propane-1,2,3-triol

• Propane-1,2,3-trioic acid

• Triol-propane

Which of the following is not an example of fats from plants?

• Tallow

• Sunflower oil

• Coconut oil

• Sunflower oil

Fats and oils are mixtures of esters formed from ...............

• fatty acids and glycerol

• carboxylic acids and alkanes

• alkenes and alcohols

• alkanes and alkenes

Which of the following is an unsaturated fatty acid?

• Lauric acid

• Palmitic acid

• Stearic acid

• Oleic acid

Which of the following is a saturated fat?

• Triolein

• Trilinolein

• Tristearin

What is the functional group of fatty acid?

• Hydroxyl group, -OH

• Carboxyl group, -COOH

• Carboxylate group, -COO-

What is the functional group of glycerol

• Hydroxyl group, -OH

• Carboxyl group, -COOH

• Carboxylate group, -COO-

What is the functional group of animal fats and vegetable oil?

• Hydroxyl group, -OH

• Carboxyl group, -COOH

• Carboxylate group, -COO-

Unsaturated fats can be converted into saturated fats by bubbling hydrogen through hot, liquid oil. What is the name of the process?

• Oxidation

• Hydrogenation

• Halogenation

• Hydration