Enantiomers Are a Form of Stereoisomer in Which Each Molecule

question 16

Multiple Choice

Enantiomers are a form of stereoisomer in which each molecule in the pair of isomers has

• A)its functional groups situated in different configurations with respect to a double bond.
• B)the same carbon skeleton and the same functional groups,but the functional groups are attached at different sites.
• C)the same functional groups,but a different carbon skeleton.
• D)a carbon atom bonded to four different groups and the isomers are mirror images.
• E)a plane of symmetry perpendicular to the carbon skeleton so that the bottom half and top half of the molecule are mirror images.

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