You look at the label on a container of shortening and see \"hydrogenated vegeta
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You look at the label on a container of shortening and see "hydrogenated vegetable oil." This means that during processing the number of carbon-carbon double bonds in the oil was decreased. What is the result of decreasing the number of double bonds?
A) The oil is now a liquid at room temperature.
B) The oil is now a solid at room temperature.
C) There are more "kinks" in the fatty acid chains.
D) The oil is now a derivative carbohydrate.
E) The fatty acid is now a triglyceride.
Explanation / Answer
B) The oil is now solid at room temperature.
The hydrogenation of vegetable oil would result in the decrease in the number of carbon-carbon double bonds in the oil molecules and the oil becomes solid at room temperature.
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