Chapter 3, Problem 4RQ

Summary Introduction

To describe:

The similarities and differences between fats and oils and the way through which the differences are responsible for explaining the solid and liquid state at room temperature.

Introduction:

Lipids are the biological molecules which are comprised entirely of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. They contain nonpolar carbon-hydrogen and carbon-carbon bonds. These regions of lipids are hydrophobic and this facilitates the insolubility in water.