%0 Journal Article
%A Viedma Molero, Cristóbal
%T Experimental evidence of chiral symmetry breaking incrystallization from primary nucleation
%D 2004
%@ 0022-0248
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/50115
%X Chiral symmetry breaking in stirredcrystallization of sodium chlorate (NaClO3) is believedto occur via nucleation ofa single chiral ‘‘mother crystal’’ that produces a new generation of crystals which inherit its chirality. We here reportresults of stirredcrystallizations resulting in massive ‘‘instantaneous’’ primary nucleation and total symmetry breaking.The results of these experiments suggest that the current explanation for chiral symmetry breaking via nucleation of asingle ‘‘mother crystal’’ is not adequate and that the mechanism to explain the chiral symmetry breaking incrystallization remains as an open question.
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