Carbon Atom with 4 Different Substituents (Chiral)

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Carbon Atom with 4 Different Substituents (Chiral)

A carbon atom with four different substituents is shown with its mirror reflection. They are not superimposable.


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A tetrahedral carbon atom with four different substituents is shown along with its mirror reflection. The mirror is removed and the models are compared. The model is chiral because it is nonsuperimposable with its mirror image.

Design, Text and Demonstrator:
	Gary Trammell	University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL 62794

Videographer/Editor:
	Steve Dykema	University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL 62794

Voice:
	Margaret Biddle	University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706

Audio Production:
	Greg Minix	University of Wisconsin - Madison, College of Engineering, Madison, WI 53706
	Jerrold J. Jacobsen	University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706