Exploring Optical Isomers and Enantiomers
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Which type of light did you learn about in the last lecture?

  • Ultraviolet light
  • Ordinary light (correct)
  • Infrared light
  • X-ray light

    • What did you learn about optically active compounds?

  • They are transparent to all types of light
  • They emit light when exposed to sunlight
  • They have a higher melting point than other compounds
  • They rotate the plane of the plane-polarized light (correct)

    • What are optical isomers also known as?

  • Geometric isomers
  • Cis-trans isomers
  • Diastereomers
  • Enantiomers (correct)

    • What is the defining characteristic of optical isomers?

    <p>They differ in three-dimensional arrangement of atoms or groups at one or more carbon atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the origin of optical activity?

    <p>Chirality</p> Signup and view all the answers

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