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Standard XII
Chemistry
Enantiomers
A chiral comp...
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A chiral compound and its mirror image are
to each other.
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enantiomers
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cis/trans isomers
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tautomers
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Solution
The correct option is
A
enantiomers
Mirror image of a chiral compound and the compound itself together are called as enantiomers.
Hence, enantiomers is the answer.
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