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Enantiomers are compounds that are__of each other

A

mirror images

B

superposable mirror images

C

nonsuperposable mirror images

D

not mirror images

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The correct Answer is:
C
Enantiomers consist of chiral molecules. A molecule is chiral if it can't be superposed on its mirror image.
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    A
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    B
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    C
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    D
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    B
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    C
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    D
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    A
    Resonance structures
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    Conformations
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