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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Question:

What is the chirality of 2-Chlorobutane?

Options:

Chiral

Superimposable mirror images

Symmetric

Achiral

Correct Answer:

Chiral

Explanation:

2-Chlorobutane has four different groups attached to the tetrahedral carbon and is chiral as it forms non-superimposable mirror images.

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