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Glyceraldehyde and the Fischer Projection: Chirality

A model of glyceraldehyde is shown with its mirror image. They are not superimposable.
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A model of glyceraldehyde is shown along with its mirror reflection. The mirror is removed and the models are compared. Glyceraldehyde is chiral because it is nonsuperimposable with its mirror image.

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