Molecules such as erythrose and threose,which are stereoisomers but not mirror images,are referred to as a pair of ________.d- and l-threose are mirror images and are referred to as a pair of ________.

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Erythrose and threose are stereoisomers that are not mirror images; they differ in their configuration at one or more chiral centers. They are, therefore, diastereomers. D- and L-threose, on the other hand, are mirror images of each other and are, therefore, enantiomers.

Molecules Such as Erythrose and Threose,which Are Stereoisomers but Not