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chiral compounds

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Total cards: 9•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

fill in the gap : chiral compounds are … - ………….. on their mirror image

Back (Answer)

chiral compounds are NON- SUPERIMPOSABLE on their mirror image

#2
Front (Question)

define optical isomerism

Back (Answer)

a type of stereoisomerism that occurs as a result of the presence of a chiral centre in a molecule. Optical isomers have different effects on a plane of polarised light.

#3
Front (Question)

define enantiomers

Back (Answer)

molecules which are non-superimposable mirror images of one another. Enantiomers have different effects on a plane of polarised light

#4
Front (Question)

define racemic Mixture ( or racemate)

Back (Answer)

a mixture containing equal amounts of enantiomers

#5
Front (Question)

define chiral carbon

Back (Answer)

an asymmetric carbon atom/ a carbon atom bound to 4 different groups. This may also be called a chiral centre.

#6
Front (Question)

define chirality

Back (Answer)

(form of stereoisomers) atoms are joined in the same order but they have different spatial arrangement

#7
Front (Question)

name one type of chiral compounds

Back (Answer)

amino acids

#8
Front (Question)

give 5 characteristics of chiral compounds

Back (Answer)

non superimposable mirror images enantiomers form of stereoisomers carbon atom with 4 different groups attached

#9
Front (Question)

how does optical isomers rotate around polarised light differently

Back (Answer)

one rotates clockwise the other rotates anticlockwise