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(a)
To determine: Whether a glove is chiral or nonchiral.
Introduction: Chirality is the phenomenon in which a molecule is not superimposable mirror image to each other. It is also known as asymmetric centers. A carbon atom attached with four different groups is chiral. The amino acid (except glycine) shows chirality because a central carbon atom is attached with four different groups. Glycine is a symmetrical or achiral because the central carbon is not attached with four different groups. A chiral molecule has handedness.
(b)
To determine: Whether a tennis ball is chiral or nonchiral.
Introduction: Chirality is the phenomenon in which a molecule is not superimposable mirror image to each other. It is also known as asymmetric centers. A carbon atom attached with four different groups is chiral. The amino acid (except glycine) shows chirality because a central carbon atom is attached with four different groups. Glycine is a symmetrical or achiral because central carbon is not attached with four different groups. A chiral molecule has handedness.
(c)
To determine: Whether a screw is chiral or nonchiral.
Introduction: Chirality is the phenomenon in which a molecule is not superimposable mirror image to each other. It is also known as asymmetric centers. A carbon atom attached with four different groups is chiral. The amino acid (except glycine) shows chirality because a central carbon atom is attached with four different groups. Glycine is a symmetrical or achiral because central carbon is not attached with four different groups. A chiral molecule has handedness.
(d)
To determine: Whether this page is chiral or nonchiral.
Introduction: Chirality is the phenomenon in which a molecule is not superimposable mirror image to each other. It is also known as asymmetric centers. A carbon atom attached with four different groups is chiral. The amino acid (except glycine) shows chirality because a central carbon atom is attached with four different groups. Glycine is a symmetrical or achiral because central carbon is not attached with four different groups. A chiral molecule has handedness.
(e)
To determine: Whether a snowflake is chiral or nonchiral.
Introduction: Chirality is the phenomenon in which a molecule is not superimposable mirror image to each other. It is also known as asymmetric centers. A carbon atom attached with four different groups is chiral. The amino acid (except glycine) shows chirality because a central carbon atom is attached with four different groups. Glycine is a symmetrical or achiral because central carbon is not attached with four different groups. A chiral molecule has handedness.
(f)
To determine: Whether a spiral staircase is chiral or nonchiral.
Introduction: Chirality is the phenomenon in which a molecule is not superimposable mirror image to each other. It is also known as asymmetric centers. A carbon atom attached with four different groups is chiral. The amino acid (except glycine) shows chirality because a central carbon atom is attached with four different groups. Glycine is a symmetrical or achiral because central carbon is not attached with four different groups. A chiral molecule has handedness.
(g)
To determine: Whether a shoe is chiral or nonchiral.
Introduction: Chirality is the phenomenon in which a molecule is not superimposable mirror image to each other. It is also known as asymmetric centers. A carbon atom attached with four different groups is chiral. The amino acid (except glycine) shows chirality because a central carbon atom is attached with four different groups. Glycine is a symmetrical or achiral because central carbon is not attached with four different groups. A chiral molecule has handedness.
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