Chirality/Examples

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Examples of Chirality

Human Hand

The human hand is chiral.

Hence you cannot use a left-hand glove on your right hand.


Screw

A screw is chiral.

So is a corkscrew, which is a particular instance of a screw.


Capital Letters

Some of the capitals of the latin alphabet are chiral:

F, G, J, L, P, Q, R, S and Z.