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The term "lipid" commonly refers to fats, which are known chemically as triglycerides. Triglycerides are organic molecules that contain three different types of elements: carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
But technically, lipids are a class of molecules that includes triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids, and waxes. So if you wanted to know what elements are found in lipids as a class, you'd have to allow for phosphorus as well, since phospholipids contain phosphorus in addition to carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoWell, hydrogen and carbon mostly make up the fatty acids which are contained in a lipid. glycerol, which contains hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen, are also found in lipids. So, you could say carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are the 3 elements that make up a lipid
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∙ 10y agoLipids are long chains of C-C Bonds, therefore made of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen.
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∙ 12y agoCarbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
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What is the elements of lipids?
The elements of lipids are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sometimes nitrogen.
What elements do Lipids Contain?
nothing <3
Do lipids have a nitrogen base?
No. Lipids are composed of a "backbone" of glycerol and three carboxylic acid groups of varying length. Both glycerol and carboxylic acids contain only the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
Name all the elements found in lipids (fats)?
sulfur, chlorine, and helium
What are examples of lipids?
Well, you have Lipids that do stuff and some that do some other stuff and some that if made out of stuff. :(
What kinds of elements are lipids mostly made up of?
masses
What three atoms made up lipids?
Lipids are made of carbon and hydrogen with a little oxygen.
What macromolecule is often made up of three fatty acids bound to a glycerol molecule?
Lipids or fats are the class of macromolecules made up of fatty acids and glycerol. N, P, C, H, O are the elements that makes them. Lipids has a basic characteristic where it has a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail (fatty acid).
What are the three types of atoms that make up lipids?
"Lipids" is a very broad category of compounds which can contain far more than three different elements.
What are the two elements lipids are made mostly of?
Lipids are mostly composed of carbon and hydrogen
What is an organic substance made of the elements CH and O it is usually found in long chains in lipids a glycerol and three of these form a fat or lipid?
fatty acid
What is the elements of lipids?
The elements of lipids are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sometimes nitrogen.
What macromolecules is often made of three acids bound to a glycerol molecule?
They are the lipids. They are the monomers of lipids
What what element compose lipids?
Lipids are mostly made of elements carbon,hydrogen,oxygen.They may sometimes contain sulfur or phosphorus.
Which macromolecule are often made of three fatty acids bound to a glycerol molecule?
triglycerides
What elements are in lipids?
Lipids are compounds, not elements. Most lipids are triacyl esters of glycerol and fatty acids. They consist of three elements mostly: Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen. (Sometimes Nitrogen and/or Phosphorous may be included as well)
What are elements are found in lipids?
It depends on the lipid, what it is made of. Most are made of carbon, oxygen and oxygen. Some also have phosphorus. The ones with the added phosphorus make up the membrane around each of your cells.
