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federox

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on: May 31, 2013
Research indicates that ibuprofen, a drug used to relieve inflammation and pain, is a mixture of two enantiomers; that is, molecules that
A) have identical chemical formulas but differ in the branching of their carbon skeletons.
B) are mirror images of one another.
C) exist in either linear chain or ring forms.
D) differ in the location of their double bonds.
E) differ in the arrangement of atoms around their double bonds.


coco

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Reply #1 on: Jun 2, 2013
This is what I got for this question: B. Let me know if you need more help!


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Reply #2 on: Jun 5, 2013
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