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Question
What happens when vegetable oils are hydrogenated? Name the catalyst used.
Solution
When an unsaturated compound like vegetable oil is hydrogenated at room temperature, saturated product like ghee is formed (semi solid). The catalyst used in this process of hydrogenation is nickel.
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