JEE Main Chemistry question

[OJEE 2007] Hardening of fat (lipid) is due to

(A)HydrogenationCorrect
(B)Dehydrogenation
(C)Halogenation
(D)Dehydrohalogenation

Answer: (A)

Solution

Hardening of liquid vegetable oils into semi-solid fats (such as vanaspati ghee) is achieved by catalytic hydrogenation, which adds hydrogen across the carbon–carbon double bonds of the unsaturated fatty acid chains,

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