Question

When vegetable oil is hydrogenated, how would the melting point change? Explain using chemical structures and chemical equation(s).

Answer 1

The hydrogenation process of the vegertable oil

Converts the unsaturated fatty molecule of vegertble oil into saturated fatty oil as follows

And saturated compounds tend to have higher melting point

So that after hydrogenation the melting point increased

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