Sekolah Pelita Harapan

Year 10 MYP Science

Students’ name ________________ class ___________
Lipids
Two Organic Biomolecules

Fats and Oils

What do you know about fats and oils?

1 min Think and jot down notes; _________________________________________

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1 mins share with partner, 2 mins share with group

Extra thought from discussion____________________________________________

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On the computer look up the chemical structure of fats and oils.

Draw a diagram of the structure

Fats Oils

The structure of fats and oils are basically the same they have a backbone from
__________ and usually three ___________________________________________
The structure of fatty acids are basically the same as they have a backbone from
_________ , and usually three _________ and a __________ functional group at
opposing ends.

Generally fats come from plants or animals? _________Any exceptions? _________

Generally oils come from plants or animals? __________Any exceptions? _________

Explain the following terms regarding fats and oils.

Unsaturated_________________________________________________________

Saturated ___________________________________________________________

Explain in terms of saturated and unsaturated why generally fats are solids at room
temperature and oils are liquids at room temperature. ________________________

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In looking at the structure why are they sometimes call triesters?________________

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Cross out the incorrect alternative;

Butter is made of fat/oil and a fat/oil is a solid/liquid at room temperature.

Margarine such as Meadow Lea is made of fat/oil and a fat/oil is a solid/liquid at

room temperature.

Can you identify a problem above? What is it _______________________________

If we are going to make an oil into a solid, what change are we going to have to do?

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What is the process of doing this called, what are the reaction conditions eg what
catalyst are needed, what reaction conditions, what extra chemicals are required?

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Draw the chemical reaction for the chemical process of taking an unsaturated oil and
making it saturated.

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Fats can be broken up by chemical means by a process called hydrolysis draw in the
chemical reaction the breaking up of a fat using hydrolysis.

You may have hears about ‘trans’ fats, they are supposed to be bad for you. What
does it mean trans fats. ________________________________________________

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