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Can someone explain the intended meaning of the "handshake" in the photo accompanying the article?
by MWil 12y ago
Can someone explain the intended meaning of the "handshake" in the photo accompanying the article?
- mickdarling 12y agoIt is intended to demonstrate chiralty (aka handedness). Notice the mirror in the background that reverses the handedness of the handshake.
- refurb 12y agoChirality is where two otherwise identical molecules can't be superimposed when you rotate them in space. They are mirror images of each other. The best way to imagine such an arrangement is to think of your hands.