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17A: Chirality
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Total cards: 4•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
Describe optical isomers and how they are formed.
Back (Answer)
Object and non-superimposable mirror images, Formed from molecules with chiral centre(s).
#2
Front (Question)
State what is meant by a chiral centre.
Back (Answer)
A carbon bonded to 4 different groups.
#3
Front (Question)
Describe optical activity.
Back (Answer)
The ability of a single optical isomer to rotate the plane of polarisation of plane-polarised monochromatic light.
#4
Front (Question)
Describe the nature of a racemic mix.
Back (Answer)
A mixture containing equal amounts of each enantiomer. Has no optical activity.