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Enantiomer

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Some tiny things look like twins.

Milchsäure Enantiomerenpaar.svg
Milchsäure Enantiomerenpaar.svg
They are like your hands. One is left and one is right. They look the same in a mirror. But they do not fit together. Can you hold your hands up to a mirror?
Citalopram Structural Formulae.png
Citalopram Structural Formulae.png

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File:(±)-Mecoprop Enantiomers Formulae.png
(±)-Mecoprop Enantiomers Formulae.png
File:Citalopram Structural Formulae.png
Citalopram Structural Formulae.png
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