Q.

A typical fat molecule is made up of     [2018]

1 one glycerol and one fatty acid molecule  
2 three glycerol and three fatty acid molecules  
3 three glycerol molecules and one fatty acid molecule  
4 one glycerol and three fatty acid molecules  

Ans.

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Neutral or true fats are triglycerides which are formed by esterification of three molecules of fatty acids with one molecule of trihydric alcohol, glycerol (glycerine or trihydroxy propane)