Enantiomers may differ in the following property:A) rate at which they react with a chiral reagentB) boiling pointC) melting pointD) number of degrees they rotate plane polarized lightE) solubility in water

Enantiomers are compounds/molecules which are mirror images of one another. It is a compound that is optically active and rotate light in opposite directions.

A chiral compound usually lacks a center of symmetry and has similar features of an enantiomer which includes not being able to be superposed on their respective images.

The rate at which the enantiomers reacts with chiral agent differs due to the ability of the compound to rotate optically thereby bringing about variation in the rates.

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Answer:

The correct answer is option A) "rate at which they react with a chiral reagent".

Explanation:

Enantiomers are defined as chemical species that are comprised of the same atoms but arranged differently, in a way that both molecules are mirror images of each others. Enantiomers share a lot of properties, however the rate at which they react with a chiral reagent is different among each other. A chiral agent is basically a molecule that react different with an enantiomer because of their structure disposition. Actually, this difference in reaction is what helps scientists to transform enantiomers into diastereomers.