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what is chirality?Explain

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer12 Years ago

A chiral molecule is a type of molecule that has a non-superposable mirror image. The presence of an asymmetric carbon atom is often the feature that causes chirality in molecules.

Achiral objects, such as atoms, are symmetrical, identical to their mirror image.


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