Spermaceti and bee's wax belong to esters of :

same alcohol but different fatty acids

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same fatty acid but different alcohols

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different alcohols and fatty acids

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same alcohol and same fatty acid

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The correct option is B same fatty acid but different alcohols
Spermaceti and bee's wax belong to esters of same fatty acid but different alcohols. Spermaceti is a ester of cetyl alcohol ( $C_{15} H_{31} C O O C_{16} H_{33})$ with palmitic acid while bee's wax is a ester of myricyl alcohol ( $C_{15} H_{31} C O O C_{30} H_{61}$ ) with palmitic acid.

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