Question

How many of fatty acids/ fats given below do you except to have low melting points and remain as liquids in waters?
Palmitic acid, gingelly oil, arachidonic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, tripalmitate

• A. One
• B. Two
• C. Three
• D. Four

Answer 1

The correct option is D Four

Palmitic acid, arachidonic acid, stearic acid and arachidic acid are the fatty acids present in the vegetable oil. They are unsaturated fatty acid that have low melting point and remain liquid at room temperature.

So the correct answer is 'four'.