Question

Fats are compounds of _______ and _________.

• A. fatty acid
• B. glycerol

Answer 1

Fatty acid:

1. Fatty acids are a type of lipid composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen arranged as a variable-length linear carbon chain skeleton with an even number of atoms at one end.

Glycerol:

1. Glycerol is a small organic molecule with three hydroxyl (OH) groups.

Final statement:
Fats are compounds of fatty acid and glycerol.