noun
- compounds that have the same molecular formula but different arrangements of atoms
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Glucose and fructose are isomers with the same chemical formula but different structures.
- The two isomers have identical molecular weights but different boiling points.
- Structural isomers differ in how their atoms are connected.
- Optical isomers rotate polarized light in opposite directions.
- Students learned to identify constitutional isomers in organic chemistry class.
- These isomers exhibit different chemical properties despite having the same formula.