A Common Example of a Mala Prohibita Crime Is

question 9

Multiple Choice

A common example of a mala prohibita crime is

• A)gambling.
• B)assault.
• C)rape.
• D)manslaughter.

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Definitions:

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.

Diastereomer

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other, differing in the spatial arrangement of atoms around one or more asymmetric centers.