Question

The alcohol obtained by the hydrolysis of oils and fats is

• A. Glycol
• B. Glycerol
• C. Propanol
• D. Pentanol

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Glycerol

Answer 2

$\underset{\begin{array}{r} \text{Lipid or} \\ \text{Triglyceride} \end{array}}{\overset{\underset{CH_{2}OOCR}{CH_{2}OOCR}}{\overset{\underset{|}{|}}{CHOOCR}}} + H ⥂_{2}O \rightarrow \underset{\begin{aligned} & \text{Glycerol or} \\ & \text{Trihydric alcohol} \end{aligned}}{\overset{\underset{CH_{2}OH}{CH_{2}OH}}{\overset{\underset{|}{|}}{CHOH}}} + \underset{\text{Monocarbox ylic acid}}{3R - COOH}$