Definition of optical isomers

1) Stereoisomers that differ only by being nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other, like right and left hands, also called enantiomers.

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  1. Stereoisomers
  2. Optical Activity
  3. Geometrical Isomers
  4. Ionization Isomers
  5. Linkage Isomers
  6. Hydrate Isomers
  7. Coordination Isomers
  8. quarter-wave optical thickness (QWOT)
  9. Isomers

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