Book Edition | 9th Edition |
Author(s) | McMurry |
ISBN | 9781305080485 |
Publisher | Cengage Learning |
Subject | Chemistry |
Which of the following objects are chiral?
a. Soda can:
In order to find the chirality of the given example, check if the mirror images are not superimposable. For achiral objects, the mirror images are superimposable. Also, objects having a plane of symmetry are achiral.
In the case of soda can, the mirror images are superimposable, and it has a plane of symmetry. Therefore, it is achiral.
b. Screw driver:
In the case of screw driver, the mirror images are superimposable, and it has a plane of symmetry. Therefore, it is achiral.
c. Screw:
In the case of screw, the mirror images are not superimposable. It does have a plane of symmetry. A screw has a thread which twists in one direction (right), also the thread twists in another direction (left). Therefore, it is chiral.
d. Shoe:
In the case of shoe, the mirror images are not superimposable. It does not have a plane of symmetry. Therefore, it is chiral.
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Screw and shoe are chiral.