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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Which of the statements below correctly describes an achiral molecule?
Options
A The molecule has a nonsuperimposable mirror image.
B The molecule exhibits optical activity when it interacts with plane-polarized light.
C The molecule has an enantiomer.
D The molecule might be a meso form.
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

A meso form is an achiral molecule that contains chiral centers. Achiral molecules have superimposable mirror images, do not exhibit optical activity, and do not have enantiomers (meso compounds are their own mirror image).

Hint

What type of achiral compound contains chiral centers?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1021 of 1999
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