General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 10 - Molecular Geometry and Chemical Bonding Theory - Questions and Problems - Page 424: 10.84

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We know that the chemical substance responsible for the flavor of spearmint is L-carvone. The substance which is responsible for the flavor of caraway seeds is D-carvone. There are two substances whose molecules differ only in being mirror images of on another.
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