MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

Which among the following is NOT a true statement regarding enantiomers?

(A)Enantiomers have identical refractive index
(B)Enantiomers have same chemical properties
(C)Enantiomers are superimposable mirror images of each otherCorrect
(D)Enantiomers have equal but opposite optical rotation

Answer: (C)

Solution

Enantiomers are stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other but are NOT superimposable (like left and right hands); this is exactly why they are optically active and distinct compounds. Statement (C) therefore says the opposite of the truth and is the false one. The remaining statements are true: in an achiral

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