Question

The ‘iodine value’ of an oil indicates

• A. Its boiling point
• B. Inflammability
• C. Unsaturation present in acid contents
• D. Solubility of salt in oils

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Unsaturation present in acid contents

Answer 2

Iodine number is the number of gms of $I _ { 2 }$ which combine with 100 gm of oil or fat. It shows the degree of unsaturation of acids in fat or oil.