Chirality (chemistry)

ID: chirality-chemistry

Chirality in chemistry refers to the geometric property of certain molecules that makes them non-superimposable on their mirror images, much like how left and right hands are mirror images of each other but cannot be perfectly aligned on top of one another. This phenomenon arises because of the presence of an asymmetric carbon atom, typically a carbon atom bonded to four different substituents.

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