Ignoring specific markings, which of the following objects are chiral ?
(I) a glove (II) a brick (III) a drinking glass (IV) a pair of gloves (consider the pair as one object) (V) a corkscrew

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Ignoring specific markings, which of the following objects are chiral ? (I) a glove (II) a brick (III) a drinking glass (IV) a pair of gloves (consider the pair as one object) (V) a corkscrew

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A glove is chiral; a brick and a drinking glass have planes of symmetry and are achiral. A pair of gloves (left + right together) has an internal plane of symmetry and is achiral. A corkscrew is a right-handed helix and is chiral. Hence I and V are chiral.

Ans. (C)

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