Map Exercise 8-1 You Will Need Pens of Three Different Colors for This

question 28

Short Answer

Map Exercise 8-1
You will need pens of three different colors for this exercise. On the first outline map that follows and using the textbook map entitled "Louisiana Purchase" as a guide:

-Refer to Map Exercise 8-1. Why was Jefferson at first reluctant to agree to the purchase?

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups, thus making it a chiral center.

R or S Configuration

A system for denoting the absolute configuration of chiral centers in molecules by their spatial arrangement.

Configurational Label

A notation used in chemistry to describe the spatial arrangement of atoms within molecules that cannot be changed without breaking chemical bonds.

Chiral Carbon

A carbon atom attached to four different groups, providing a molecule with a non-superposable mirror image.