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I don't understand why the answer is M
(edited 6 months ago)
Original post by mohona1827
I don't understand why the answer is M

Triglyceride will contain 3 ester bonds
1 ester bond has 2 oxygen
So there must be 6 oxygen
The only place in a triglyceride where the is oxygen is from the ester bonds
The fatty acid chain doesn't matter - as it could contain single, double or triple covalent bonds in the carbon - carbon chain, so the number of hydrogens would differ even if there was the same number of carbons

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