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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Fats differ from waxes in that fats have :
Options
A More unsaturation
B Higher melting points
C A glycerol backbone
Correct Answer
D Longer fatty acids
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Fats are triesters of glycerol (glycerol backbone with three fatty acid chains). Waxes are esters of long-chain alcohols (not glycerol) with fatty acids. The presence of a glycerol backbone is the key difference.

Hint

What structural feature do fats have that waxes do not?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1467 of 1999
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