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Chirality (chemistry)
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Geometric property of some molecules and ions
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In chemistry, a molecule or ion is called chiral () if it cannot be superposed on its mirror image by any combination of rotations, translations, and some conformational changes. This geometric property is called chirality (). The terms are derived from Ancient Greek χείρ (cheir) 'hand'; which is the canonical example of an object with this...