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Question: Which of the following objects are chiral?
(a) Soda can
(b) Screwdriver
(c) Screw
(d) Shoe
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(a) Soda can is achiral.
(b) Screwdriver is chiral.
(c) Screw is chiral.
(d) Shoe is chiral.
1Step 1: About chirality
An object is said to be chiral if it is non-superimposable on its mirror images. The mirror images are not identical to each other.
2Step 2: About the chirality of soda can
(a) The mirror images of soda cans are superimposable on one another. So it is an achiral object.
3Step 3: About the chirality of the screwdriver
(b) The mirror images of the screwdriver are not superimposable on one another. So it is a chiral object.
4Step 4: About the chirality of screw
(c) The mirror images of the screw are not superimposable on one another. So, it is classified as a chiral object.
5Step 5: About the chirality of shoe
(d) One shoe is not superimposable on another shoe but they are mirror images. So it is a chiral object.
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