Answer
- Geometric isomers are compounds with the same type and number of atoms and the same chemical bonds but different spatial arrangements; such isomers cannot be interconverted without breaking a chemical bond.
- Optical isomers are compounds that are nonsuperimposable mirror images.
Work Step by Step
- Geometric isomers are compounds with the same type and number of atoms and the same chemical bonds but different spatial arrangements; such isomers cannot be interconverted without breaking a chemical bond.
- Optical isomers are compounds that are nonsuperimposable mirror images.
