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Why chemically-speaking is a stick of butter solid at room temperature while olive oil exists as a liquid at room temperature?
Chemically, a stick of butter is solid at room temperature due to its high content of saturated fats, which have no double bonds between carbon atoms, allowing them to pack closely together and form a solid structure. In contrast, olive oil is primarily composed of unsaturated fats, which contain one or more double bonds that create kinks in the fatty acid chains, preventing them from packing tightly. This difference in molecular structure leads to the solid state of butter and the liquid state of olive oil at room temperature.
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What is the gaseous form of a substance which exists as a liquid at a room temperature known as?
You think to vapours of a liquid.
What is liquid fraction?
A liquid fraction refers to the portion of a substance that exists in liquid form at a specific temperature and pressure. It represents the amount of the substance that is in liquid state compared to its total volume.
What phase is water in at 75 C and 9atm?
Water is in the liquid phase at 75°C and 9 atm pressure. At this temperature and pressure, water exists as a liquid due to the combination of temperature and pressure conditions present.
What is the only naturally occurring liquid element that is not diatomic?
Mercury or HG is an element that is liquid at room temperature and is not a diatomic element.
What is the only metal that is not solid at room temperature?
The only metal that is not solid at room temperature is mercury. Mercury is a liquid metal at room temperature and is the only metal that exists in liquid form under normal conditions.
What metals exists as a liquid at room temperature?
Mercury (Hg) is the only metal that exists as a liquid at room temperature.
Can butter be a liquid?
Yes, butter can be a liquid when it is melted. At room temperature, butter is typically solid. Heating butter to a temperature above 95°F (35°C) will cause it to melt and become a liquid.
What element that exists as a liquid at room temperature?
bromine
What non metals are liquid at room temperature?
Bromine exists as a liquid at the room temperature.
How is melting butter a chemical change?
Because the butter goes from being a solid to a liquid as it changes temperature.
What is the gaseous form of a substance which exists as a liquid at a room temperature known as?
You think to vapours of a liquid.
Are all fats liquid at room temperature?
No, they are not. Butter will not go liquid at room temperature, unless it's in a hot room. (In most moderate room temperatures it is still solid). Lard melts an an even higher temperature than butter. Generally it's animal fats that are solid at room temperature.
What is the gaseous form of a substance which exist as a liquid at room temperature known as?
The gaseous form of a substance that exists as a liquid at room temperature is known as vapor.
Is butter high in unsaturated fat?
Saturated. Saturated Fats are solid at room temperature (like butter), whereas Unsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature (like Vegetable oils).
What are the states or phases of bromine?
Bromine exists as a liquid at room temperature and pressure. It can transition into a gas at higher temperatures and a solid at lower temperatures.
Why iodine exists as a solid at room temperature whereas bromine is a liquid?
iit exists because room temprachure is more cold than broomine
What state is bromine room temp?
Bromine is a liquid at room temperature. It is a halogen element that exists as a reddish-brown liquid with a strong smell.
