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What is the term for a compound that can rotate a plane of polarized light?
What is the term for a compound that can rotate a plane of polarized light?
- Optically active (correct)
- Optically inactive
- Chiral
- Achiral
What is the direction of rotation of light by a dextrorotatory substance?
What is the direction of rotation of light by a dextrorotatory substance?
- Neither clockwise nor counterclockwise
- Counterclockwise
- Clockwise (correct)
- Both clockwise and counterclockwise
Which of the following is an example of an optically active compound?
Which of the following is an example of an optically active compound?
- Ethanol
- Benzene
- Glyceraldehyde (correct)
- Methane
What is the label for a levorotatory substance?
What is the label for a levorotatory substance?
How many chiral centers does D-Glyceraldehyde have?
How many chiral centers does D-Glyceraldehyde have?
What is the study of the spatial arrangement of molecules?
What is the study of the spatial arrangement of molecules?
What is the main difference between stereoisomers?
What is the main difference between stereoisomers?
What is the minimum requirement for a molecule to exhibit stereoisomerism?
What is the minimum requirement for a molecule to exhibit stereoisomerism?
What are the two types of stereoisomers?
What are the two types of stereoisomers?
What is the term for a pair of stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other?
What is the term for a pair of stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other?
How are enantiomers designated?
How are enantiomers designated?
What is the number of asymmetric carbon atoms in glyceraldehyde?
What is the number of asymmetric carbon atoms in glyceraldehyde?
What is the relationship between D-glyceraldehyde and L-glyceraldehyde?
What is the relationship between D-glyceraldehyde and L-glyceraldehyde?
What do the 'D' and 'L' designations represent in glyceraldehyde?
What do the 'D' and 'L' designations represent in glyceraldehyde?
What is the term for sugars that differ in configuration at only a single asymmetric carbon atom?
What is the term for sugars that differ in configuration at only a single asymmetric carbon atom?
Which of the following pairs of sugars are epimers?
Which of the following pairs of sugars are epimers?
