Chirality The Handedness Of Molecules - General Organic and Biochemistry | Biology+

Course

Biochemistry

Study Pack

Set 1: Matter, Energy, and Measurement

Set 3: Chemical Bonds

Set 4: Chemical Reactions

Set 5: Gases, Liquids, and Solids

Set 6: Solutions and Colloids

Set 7: Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium

Set 8: Acids and Bases

Set 9: Nuclear Chemistry

Set 10: Organic Chemistry

Set 11: Alkanes

Set 12: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds

Set 13: Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols

Set 14: Chirality: the Handedness of Molecules

Set 16: Aldehydes and Ketones

Set 17: Carboxylic Acids

Set 18: Carboxylic Anhydrides, Esters, and Amides

Set 19: Carbohydrates

Set 21: Proteins

Set 22: Enzymes

Set 23: Chemical Communications: Neurotransmitters and Hormones

Set 24: Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, and Heredity

Set 25: Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis

Set 26: Bioenergetics: How the Body Converts Food to Energy

Set 27: Specific Catabolic Pathways: Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism

Set 28: Biosynthetic Pathways

Set 29: Nutrition

Set 30: Immunochemistry

Set 31: Body Fluids

Set 14 Chirality The Handedness Of Molecules

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Set 14 Chirality The Handedness Of Molecules

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following molecules is chiral?

A) 2-methyl-2-propanol
B) 2-butene
C) 2-bromopropane
D) 2-chlorobutane

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Identify a molecule that is achiral.

A) 2-chlorobutane
B) 1,2-dichloropropane
C) 3-bromopentane
D) 3-bromo-1-butene

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which of the following three isomeric alcohols is chiral: 2,2-dimethyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-2-pentanol, and 2-methyl-3-pentanol?

A) Only 2,2-dimethyl-1-butanol is chiral.
B) Only 2-methyl-3-pentanol is chiral.
C) Both 2,2-dimethyl-1-butanol and 2-methyl-3-pentanol are chiral.
D) Both 2-methyl-2-pentanol and 2-methyl-3-pentanol are chiral.

Answer