Unit 2B Homework

At the pH of most bodily fluids, which functional group will lose a proton and which functional group will accept a proton?

carboxyl; amino

Some stereoisomers are actual mirror images of each other; these are called __________________

enantiomers.

Glucose, fructose, and galactose are ___________ because they all have the same chemical formula (C6H12O6), but their atoms are arranged differently.

isomers

Enantiomers are classified based on their ability to rotate ______________The form that rotates it to the right is designated "D" and the form that rotates it to the left is designated "L".

polarized light.

Isomers, such as glucose and galactose, that have identical chemical groups bonded to the same carbon atoms but in different orientations are called_____________

stereoisomers.

Isomers, such as glucose and fructose, that have identical chemical groups bonded to different carbon atoms are called _________________

structural isomers.