Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Which of the following is the BEST explanation for why vegetable oil is a liquid at room temperature while animal fats are solid?


A)Vegetable oil has fewer double bonds than animal fats.
B)Animal fats have no amphipathic character.
C)Vegetable oil has longer fatty-acid tails than do animal fats.
D)Vegetable oil has more double bonds than do animal fats.

Answer

A