If the Shell of a Raw Egg Is Carefully Dissolved

question 94

Short Answer

If the shell of a raw egg is carefully dissolved away, and the egg in its flexible membrane is then placed in distilled water, the egg's volume will expand. Explain.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups, causing chirality in the molecule.

Chiral

Pertaining to molecules that are not superimposable on their mirror images, often leading to optical activity.

Achiral

Describes a molecule that is superposable on its mirror image and does not exhibit chirality.

Meso Compound

A molecule with multiple stereocenters and an internal plane of symmetry, making it achiral despite its stereogenic centers.