What is the difference between stereoisomers, optical isomers and enantiomers?

Posted byAnkush SharmaPosted inchemistryTags:, , , , , , , ,

Stereoisomers:- these are the compounds that have same molecular formula but different arrangement of atoms in the space.

Optical isomers:- the compunds that have same molecular formula but they rotate the plane polarised light to the different side, right side-dextrorotatory and left levorotatory.

Enantiomer:- these are the compounds that are mirror images of each other and if they are present in equal amounts then they cancel the optical activity of each other.

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I am M.Sc (chemistry ) from Punjabi University Patiala. I am a science teacher with expertise in chemistry, with 8 years of experience in teaching. Writing and blogging is my hobby, I write whenever I am free. I am constantly working on creating a new and easy way of learning the tough things in an effective way. I am constantly working to make authentic and reliable information to be shared with my students and widen the horizons of knowledge.

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