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Q. Glycerol is an alcohol which can be classified as

J & K CETJ & K CET 2005Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

Glycerol is a trihydric alcohol. It is
$ CH_{2}OH-CHOH-CH_{2}OH. $
It contains three hydroxyl group. It is present in nature in oils and fats as its carboxylic esters.