General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry - 4th edition
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Author: by Janice Smith
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Chapter 19, Problem 49P
Answer the following questions about the given triacylglycerol
a. What fatty acids are used to form this triacylglycerol?
b. Would you expect this triacylglycerol to be a solid or a liquid at room temperature?
c. What regions are hydrophobic?
d. What regions are hydrophilic?
e. What hydrolysis products are formed when the triacylglycerol is treated with aqueous sulfuric acid?
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