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 each other
C) differ in the location of their double bonds
D) differ in the arrangement of atoms around their double bonds

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Enantiomers are mirror images of each other and have the same chemical formula and bonding pattern but differ in the three-dimensional arrangement of their atoms. Ibuprofen is a chiral molecule with two enantiomers that have different biological activities.

Research Indicates That Ibuprofen, a Drug Used to Relieve Inflammation