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Explain what is meant by a chiral centre.
A chiral centre is a carbon atom in a molecule bonded to four different atoms or groups.
Chiral centres are often indicated on formulae by an asterisk (*).
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What are optical isomers?
Optical isomers are non-superimposable mirror images about a chiral centre.
For example, the optical isomers of lactic acid are shown below.
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What is optical isomerism?
Optical isomerism is a type of stereoisomerism where isomers have the same structural formula but different arrangements of atoms in space.
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