Which of the following statements is true?
A)The presence of a plane of symmetry makes a molecule chiral.
B)An achiral molecule must have one or more stereogenic centers.
C)All molecules that have stereogenic centers are chiral.
D)Stereoisomers that are not superimposable on their mirror image are enantiomers.

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Enantiomers are stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other. A plane of symmetry would make a molecule achiral, not chiral (A). An achiral molecule does not have any stereogenic centers (B). Not all molecules with stereogenic centers are chiral, as some may have internal planes of symmetry (C).

Which of the Following Statements Is True