Fats And Oils Flashcards
1
Q
What are fats and oils classified as
A
Esters
2
Q
What are fats and oils made up of
A
Glycerol and fatty acids
3
Q
How many moles of each make up fats and oils
A
One mole of glycerol
Three moles of fatty acids
4
Q
What is a fatty acid
A
A long chained carboxylic acid
5
Q
What are oils
A
Unsaturated - not able to closely pack
6
Q
What are fats
A
Saturated - closely packed
7
Q
What has a stronger Van Der Walls forces
A
Saturated fat molecules
8
Q
What will decolourise in bromine solution.
A
Oils
9
Q
What type of reaction makes fats and oils
A
Condensation
10
Q
What happens when fats and oils oxidise
A
They become rancid
11
Q
A saturated fatty acid contains ____ the No of hydrogen atoms compared to C
A
2x
12
Q
An unsaturated fatty acid contains _____ the No of H atoms than C
A
Less then 2x
