Question

State True or False.

Vanaspati ghee is obtained by the hydrogenation of vegetable oil.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

The chemical reaction caused by adding hydrogen in a compound is termed as hydrogenation. It is usually done to reduce or saturate organic compounds by adding pairs of hydrogen atoms to a molecule in the presence of a catalyst. The elimination of double-bonds by adding hydrogen atoms is called saturation; as the degree of saturation increases, the oil progresses towards being fully hydrogenated.
The liquid vegetable oil is then heated to high temperatures and a catalyst.
Hydrogen is bubbled through the liquid.
The mixture is then filtered to remove the metal, leaving hydrogenated vegetable oil.
From this vanaspati ghee is prepared. Hence given statement is true.