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L and D forms of a molecule are what kind of isomers?

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Answer:

stereoisomers

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Answer:

enantiomers

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L and D stand for levorotatory and dextrorotatory respectively. A levorotatory molecule will rotate the plane of plane polarised light left and a dextrorotatory molecule will rotate the plane of plane polarised light right. L and D molecules are non superimposable mirror image of each other. Therefore they are also known as enantiomers.

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