A) Glycerol
B) Propanol
C) Butanol
D) Ethanol
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Key Idea: Write hydrolysis reaction for fats \[fat+NaOH\,or\,KOH\xrightarrow{{}}\overset{\begin{smallmatrix} C{{H}_{2}}OH \\ | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ C{{H}_{2}}OH \\ glycerol \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,HOH+\] Sodium or potassium salt of fatty acid. \[\therefore \] Glycerol is alcohol, formed by hydrolysis of fats.
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