Problem-Solving Strategies That Reduce the Number of Steps Necessary to Solve

question 141

Multiple Choice

Problem-solving strategies that reduce the number of steps necessary to solve a problem are called

• A)semantic differentials.
• B)rote solutions.
• C)heuristics.
• D)algorithmic strategies.

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Definitions:

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other, having two or more stereocenters.

Optical Activity

The property of chiral molecules to rotate plane-polarized light, a phenomenon measured using polarimetry.

Enantiomer

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

Meso Compound

A type of stereochemical isomer with multiple stereocenters that is superimposable on its mirror image, making it achiral despite containing chiral centers.