Chirality occurs when stereoisomers have mirror images that are?

A. superimposable.
B. the same.
C. not superimposable.
D. not visible to one another.
E. identical.

Answer:
Basically a molecule is chiral if it cannot be superimposed on its mirror image. Therefore the answer is C.

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c. not superimposable. Think of your hands-they are the perfect example of chirality.

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