Question

Cholesterol is an organic steroid in mammalian cells that controls membrane permeability and fluidity. How many hydrigens

Answer 1

There are 46 atoms of hydrogen inside the cholesterol.

The formula of cholesterol is C27H46O, meaning that besides hydrogen it contains 27 atoms of carbon and one atom of oxygen.

Cholesterol can be found in large concentrations within the liver, spinal cord, and brain providing the stability of the cell membranes.

Answer 2

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"Cholesterol is an organic steroid in mammalian cells that controls membrane permeability and fluidity. How many hydrigens are in cholesterol?"

Answer:

46

Explanation:

Cholesterol contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms, and its molecular form is C27H46O, which means that cholesterol has 27 carbon atoms and 46 hydrogen atoms. Its structure consists of a region of 4 hydrocarbon rings attached to a hydroxyl group at one end and a hydrocarbon tail at the other. The hydroxyl group is the only hydrophilic part of the molecule, which makes it insoluble in blood as mentioned above.

The structure of cholesterol can be seen in the image below.