________ Are Organic Compounds Needed in Small Amounts for Normal

question 32

Short Answer

________ are organic compounds needed in small amounts for normal cell function.

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Definitions:

Chiral Molecule

A molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, often having a carbon atom bonded to four different groups.

Chiral

Describes a molecule that has a non-superimposable mirror image, often leading to molecules with distinct left-handed (S) and right-handed (R) configurations.

Achiral

Describing a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image, indicating it has no handedness or enantiomers.

Enantiomers

Molecules that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed on each other, much like left and right hands.