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ERIC Number: EJ178406
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Sotry Behind the Story: Chirality, Diastereoisomerism, and the Narwhal
Stirling, C. J.
Journal of Chemical Education, 55, 1, 32, Jan 78
Discusses the tusks of the Arctic Narwhal Whale as a demonstration of chirality and diastereoisomerism in stereochemistry. (SL)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Instruction, Science Education, Teaching Methods
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Identifiers: Narwhal; Stereochemistry