Add or Subtract

question 82

Multiple Choice

Add or subtract. Then simplify by collecting like radical terms, if possible. Assume that no radicands were formed by
raising negative numbers to even powers.
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• A) cannot simplify

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Definitions:

Orientation

Describes the spatial arrangement of atoms or groups in a molecule relative to one another.

Asymmetric Carbons

Carbon atoms bonded to four different groups, leading to molecules that can exist in two non-superimposable mirror image forms.

Trichloroheptane

A compound consisting of a seven-carbon chain heptane with three chlorine atoms attached, existing in several isomeric forms.

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other, differing in the spatial arrangement of atoms.