Which words can be used to describe Molecule W? C2 Molecule W Meso Optically inactive Achiral Chiral Optically active

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Which words can be used to describe Molecule W? Choose all that apply.
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Molecule W
Meso
O Optically inactive
O Achiral
O Chiral
Optically active
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 3 Which words can be used to describe Molecule W? Choose all that apply. C2- Molecule W Meso O Optically inactive O Achiral O Chiral Optically active
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A meso compound is optically inactive due to the presence of internal plane of symmetry.

A molecule is said to be chiral if it is non superimposable on its mirror image.

A molecule is said to be optically active if it has an ability to rotate the plane of polarized light.

 

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