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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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  • Enantiomers have

    A
    identical melting point/boiling point but different refractive indices
    B
    identical melting point/boiling point and refractive indices but rotate plane polarised light in opposite directions but to the same extent
    C
    different refractive indices and rotate plane polarized light in the same direction but to different extents
    D
    different melting/boiling points but rotate plane of polarised light in diferent directions but to the same extents.

  • Enantiomers have:

    A
    all physical properties same except their action on plane polarized light which is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction.
    B
    all chemical properties same except when reagent is chiral in that case, reactivity of enantiomer will be different.
    C
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    D
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  • Keto and enol forms of a compound are related to each other as

    A
    Resonance structures
    B
    Conformations
    C
    Configurational isomers
    D
    Constitutional isomers