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Chiral_After.png|One's own hand after rotation (Thumb on right, pinky on left).
Chiral_After.png|One's own hand after rotation (Thumb on right, pinky on left).
Symmetry.png|The system of both hands is symmetric despite the individual chirality.
Symmetry.png|The system of both hands is symmetric despite the individual chirality.
SymmetryInChiralSystems.png|Some items may be asymmetric themselves but when paired with another have some symmetry.
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Revision as of 02:40, 30 January 2021

Something which is chiral is not symmetric about it's own center. It's mirror image is asymmetric. The example often used to demonstrate this concept is one's own hand: Rotating one's own hand 180° does not return it to the original shape. The thumb and the pinky trade places and the front is distinct from the back.

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