isomerism including chiralty

stereoisomerism and optical isomerism and chrialty. according to the OCR spec

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what is stereoisomerism?
E/Z or Cis/Trans where both groups on either side of the double bond are different from each other.
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what is a chiral molecule?
a carbon atom with four different groups attached
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how does chiralty work?
if the molecule is rotated in any way it will not match it's chiral partner.
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why is chiralty an issue in producing drugs?
one of the chiral drugs could be harmful and half of the drug is wasted as it is it's chiral partner
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how can you over come the issues with using a chiral drug.
use an enzyme in the production and start with one chiral reactant
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Card 2

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what is a chiral molecule?

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a carbon atom with four different groups attached

Card 3

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how does chiralty work?

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Card 4

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why is chiralty an issue in producing drugs?

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Card 5

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how can you over come the issues with using a chiral drug.

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Comments

Lauren

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The answers to the first question don't make sense.

Adele

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Thank you, a good quiz :) 

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