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Differentiate between chiral and achiral molecules.

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A chiral molecule is one that is not superimposable on its mirror image. These molecules contain one asymmetric or chiral carbon atom. For example, butan-2-ol.
An achiral molecule, on the other hand, is one which is superimposable on its mirror image. For example, propan-2-ol.
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