Question: (a) Is trans-1, 2-dimethylcyclopentane (5) superposable on its mirror image (i.e., on compound 6)? (b) Is cis-1, 2-dimethylcyclopentane (7) superposable on its mirror image? (c)

(a) Is trans-1, 2-dimethylcyclopentane (5) superposable on its mirror image (i.e., on compound 6)?
(b) Is cis-1, 2-dimethylcyclopentane (7) superposable on its mirror image?
(c) Is cis-1, 2-dimethylcyclopentane a chiral molecule?
(d) Would cis-1, 2-imethylcyclopentane show optical activity?
(e) What is the stereoisomeric relationship between 5 and 7?
(f) Between 6 and 7?

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