BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Images that coincide at all points when the images are laid upon each other. This means that the molecules cannot be placed on top of one another and give the same molecule. Objects that are not superimposable on their mirror images are called chiral objects.

Detailed explanation-2: -Superimposable mirror image : this means that an object and it’s mirror image are identical and can’t be distinguished. Non-superimposable mirror image : this means that an object and it’s mirror image are different and can be distinguished.

Detailed explanation-3: -Achiral objects are superimposable with their mirror images. For example, two pieces of paper are achiral. In contrast, chiral molecules, like our hands, are non superimposable mirror images of each other.

Detailed explanation-4: -In chemistry, the word for describing a mirror image being identical or different is “Superimposable”. If the object and its mirror image are the same, they are superimposable, if these two are not the same, then they are non-superimposable images.

Detailed explanation-5: -The technical difference is: superimposable means that two objects can be superimposed on each other, while superposable means that two objects can be superimposed to coincide exactly. For example, two enantiomers can be superimposed on each other, but they won’t match exactly.