Ignoring specific markings, which of the following objects are chiral ?
(I) a shoe (II) a book (III) a pencil (IV) a pair of shoes (consider the pair as one object) (V) a pair of scissors

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Ignoring specific markings, which of the following objects are chiral ? (I) a shoe (II) a book (III) a pencil (IV) a pair of shoes (consider the pair as one object) (V) a pair of scissors

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Ans. (B)

Sol. A shoe is chiral; a book and a pencil have planes of symmetry and are achiral. A pair of shoes (left + right together) has an internal plane of symmetry and is achiral. A pair of scissors is asymmetric and chiral. Hence I and V are chiral.

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