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Q. Oils can be converted into fats by

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Oils can be converted into solid fats by the process of hydrogenation. Hydrogenation: The vegetable oils containing glycerides of unsaturated fatty acids, undergo catalytic hydrogenation with hydrogen in presence of finely divided nickel. This results in conversion of a liquid glyceride (ie, an oil) into solid glyceride (ie, a fat)