CHEM 219 MODULE 3 ELITE PREPARATION
GUIDE WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Chirality
Answer: The concept of "handedness" in an object. Chiral objects
cannot be superimposed on their own mirror image; no matter
how they are flipped or rotated, all the parts of one will not align
with those same parts on the other.
◉ Superimposability
Answer: The ability to align (overlap) two objects so that every
unique part of each is in direct alignment with the same unique
part on the other.
◉ Enantiomers
Answer: Different compounds with the same molecular formula
and atomic connectivity that are non-superimposable mirror
images of each other
◉ Stereocenter
GUIDE WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Chirality
Answer: The concept of "handedness" in an object. Chiral objects
cannot be superimposed on their own mirror image; no matter
how they are flipped or rotated, all the parts of one will not align
with those same parts on the other.
◉ Superimposability
Answer: The ability to align (overlap) two objects so that every
unique part of each is in direct alignment with the same unique
part on the other.
◉ Enantiomers
Answer: Different compounds with the same molecular formula
and atomic connectivity that are non-superimposable mirror
images of each other
◉ Stereocenter