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Statement I: Molecules that are non-supe...

Statement I: Molecules that are non-superimposable on their mirror images are chiral.
Statement II: All chiral molecules have chiral centres.

A

Statement I and II are true and Statement II is the correct explanation for Statement I.

B

Statement I and II are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.

C

Statement I is true, Statement II is false.

D

Statement I is false, Statement II is true.

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The correct Answer is:
C

Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
Molecules having perpendicular dissymmetric plane are chiral molecules without having chiral centre.
For example, allenes of the type

are chiral although they do not have chiral centres.
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