Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 20 - Sections 20.1-20.14 - Exercises - Review Questions - Page 991: 11

Answer

Molecules which have the same structure but they are mirror images of each other. They rotate polarized light in different directions and have different chemical behaviors in chiral environments.

Work Step by Step

Optical isomers are molecules which have the same structure but they are mirror images of each other. The properties of optical isomers differ from one another as they rotate polarized light in different directions and have different chemical behaviors in chiral environments.
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