Compare Glycerol with Ethanol

question 13

Multiple Choice

Compare glycerol with ethanol.

• A)They both contain 3 carbons in the skeleton.
• B)They both have the hydroxy on an interior carbon.
• C)Glycerol is a long chain alcohol; ethanol is a short chain alcohol.
• D)Glycerol is a triol; ethanol is not a triol.

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