Chirality (physics)

Chirality is a term used in physics to describe objects that don't look the same on both sides. A chiral object is like a shoe - it has a left side and a right side, and you can not put it on your foot the wrong way. Instead, they look like a mirrored image of one another. In physics, chirality is used to describe particles or molecules that cannot be combined with their mirrored versions. This means that some particles or molecules can only exist in one form. For example, your left and right hand are not the same: if you put your left hand on top of your right hand, it won't fit. The same thing is true for some objects in physics.