Left- and right-handed mirror image molecules are known as
A)cis-trans isomers.
B)structural isomers.
C)enantiomers.
D)anomers.
E)diastereomers.

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Left- and right-handed mirror image molecules are known as enantiomers. Enantiomers are a type of stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other. They have the same physical and chemical properties except for their interaction with plane-polarized light (optical activity).

Left- and Right-Handed Mirror Image Molecules Are Known as