Which statements regarding chiral compounds are correct?
I."Chiral carbon" is synonymous with "asymmetric carbon."
II.The presence of one chiral carbon in a structure results in two possible enantiomers.
III.Two enantiomers can be interconverted without breaking any bonds.
IV.Two chiral molecules are mirror images of each other.
V.Two chiral molecules have significantly different chemical properties.
A)II,III,and V
B)I,II,and IV
C)I,III,and IV
D)II,IVand V
E)III,and V

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I. "Chiral carbon" and "asymmetric carbon" are synonymous terms. 
II. The presence of a chiral carbon results in two possible enantiomers. 
IV. Two chiral molecules are mirror images of each other. 
Statements III and V are incorrect. Enantiomers cannot be interconverted without breaking bonds (statement III). Two chiral molecules have very similar chemical properties and only differ in how they interact with other chiral molecules, so statement V is also incorrect.

Which Statements Regarding Chiral Compounds Are Correct