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Applicable to questions about the ability of a molecule (or class of molecules) to be superimposed on their mirror image(s).

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Why is the discovery of chiral molecules in space a big accomplishment?

Today, I came across the discovery of a chiral pair of molecules in interstellar space. I know that a chiral molecule is a molecule that is not superimposable on its mirror image. But why is this disc …
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