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  • Q:

    An unknown molecule is discovered to have exactly two chiral centers. Is the molecule necessarily chiral?

     

    A

    Yes, because it has at least one chiral center.

    B

    Yes, because as long as it has chiral centers, it is not superimposible on its mirror image.

    C

    No, because molecules with an even number of chiral centers cannot be chiral.

    D

    No, because it is still possible for molecules with multiple chiral centers to be sueprimposible on their mirror images.



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