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What is the functional group present in waxes?

Waxes consist mainly of esters, which are formed through the reaction between a fatty acid and a long-chain alcohol. This ester linkage is the functional group present in waxes.


What is the monomer of waxes?

fats and oils monomer is triglyceridesphospholipids are diacylgceridesWaxes contain fatty acids, attached to long-chain alcohols


What makes fats oils and waxes?

Fats, oils, and waxes are all made up of molecules called lipids, which are composed of fatty acids and glycerol. The main difference between them lies in their chemical structure and physical properties. Fats are solid at room temperature, oils are liquid at room temperature, and waxes have higher melting points and are more solid than fats.


What is the chemical difference between oils and waxes?

Oils are fats which are liquid at room temperature, waxes are fats which are solid at room temperature. Both waxes and oils can be emulsified. Chemicaly waxes and oils consist of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids, they are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. The difference in class is based on melting point and larger molecules tend to melt at higer temperatures and are more likely to be waxes, however side chains can lower melting points and hydrogen bonding can raise them. In summary the classification into oil or wax is due to the size of the hydrocarbon and its complexity.


What makes waxes harder and more difficult to melt than fats?

Waxes typically have longer carbon chain lengths compared to fats, which gives them a higher melting point. Additionally, waxes often contain straight-chain hydrocarbons which pack together more tightly, requiring more energy to break their bonds and melt them. This structural difference contributes to the harder and more difficult to melt properties of waxes compared to fats.