In how many interlocking rings are the carbon atoms arranged in a steroid molecule?

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Solution

The correct option is C $4$
Steroids are complex organic compounds. In their skeletal frame, 30 carbon atoms are arranged in four interlocking rings. They differ from one another by a single atom or chemical bond. Each ring shares one or two sides with another ring. Cholesterol, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone are some examples of steroids. Thus the correct answer is option D.

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