Multiple choice

Glycerol is a typical breakdown product of fat or lipid and fatty acids being the other major counterparts.

Which of the following tests represents an example of the qualitative test for glycerol?

  1. Albustix test

  2. Anthrone test

  3. Acrolein test

  4. Allen's test

  5. Barfoed's test

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Acrolein test is the qualitative test for glycerol, that is based on the dehydration and oxidation of glycerol to acrolein by heating with potassium bisulfate.