Assertion (A) The following molecule is non-superimposable on its mirror image, hence it is chiral. Reason (R) All chiral molecules have chiral centers.

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Assertion (A) The following molecule is non-superimposable on its mirror image, hence it is chiral. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/1b922adfce00840fd0f25102a0e966e8-.png" /> Reason (R) All chiral molecules have chiral centers. (A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion (B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion (C) Assertion is true but Reason is false (D) Both Assertion and Reason are false

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Molecules having perpendicular disymmetric plane are supposed to have chirality without having chiral center. e.g. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/71e02465f568fc41c0ddaa073fcfa1fc-.png" />

Q. Assertion (A) The following molecule is non-superimposable on its mirror image, hence it is chiral. Reason (R) All chiral molecules have chiral centers.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

Assertion is true but Reason is false

Both Assertion and Reason are false

Molecules having perpendicular disymmetric plane are supposed to have chirality without having chiral center. e.g.

Q. Assertion (A) The following molecule is non-superimposable on its mirror image, hence it is chiral.

Reason (R) All chiral molecules have chiral centers.