Question

Which gas is used for converting vegetable oils into saturated fats? 1) h2 2) o2 3) cl2 4) so2?

Answer 1

So 2 is the gas produced

Answer 2

Answer : The correct option is, (1) $H_2$

Explanation :

Hydrogenation : Hydrogenation means to treat with hydrogen that means it is a chemical reaction between the molecular hydrogen and the another compound or an element in the presence of catalyst like, nickel, palladium etc.

The largest scale application of hydrogenation is the processing of vegetable oils. Typically, vegetable oils are derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids. Their partial hydrogenation reduces most but not all of these carbon-carbon double bonds.

The chemical reaction for converting vegetable oils into saturated fats are shown below.