Question

Glycerol is an alcohol which can be classified as

• A. trihydric
• B. monohydric
• C. dihydric
• D. hexahydric

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

trihydric

Answer 2

Glycerol is a trihydric alcohol. It is
$CH_{2}OH-CHOH-CH_{2}OH.$
It contains three hydroxyl group. It is present in nature in oils and fats as its carboxylic esters.