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Isomerism refers to compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures, categorized into structural and stereo isomerism. Structural isomerism includes chain, position, functional group, metamerism, tautomerism, and ring-chain isomerism, while stereo isomerism encompasses optical and geometrical isomerism. Examples include enantiomers, which are optical isomers that are mirror images, and cis/trans isomers, which differ in the arrangement of similar groups around a double bond.
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- A L I
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