When the Daoist Chuang-Tzu Said That Words Are Like Fishing

question 28

Multiple Choice

When the Daoist Chuang-Tzu said that words are like fishing nets, he meant that

• A)if they are to work, they must be mended constantly.
• B)they catch the most essential realities.
• C)they catch some things, but they allow much to slip through.
• D)they provide us with our daily sustenance.

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Definitions:

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other and have different physical properties, including different melting points and boiling points.

Trichloroheptane

An organic compound that consists of a heptane backbone with three chlorine atoms attached, which can exist in several isomeric forms.

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.