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All of the Following Minerals Can Be Present as Crystals

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All of the following minerals can be present as crystals in kidney stones except ________.


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Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other and have different physical properties.

Asymmetric Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to four different groups, creating a center of chirality that can lead to the existence of enantiomers in a molecule.

Asymmetric Carbons

Carbon atoms bonded to four different groups or atoms, creating a chiral center in a molecule.

Mirror Plane

A mirror plane in chemistry is a symmetry element in molecules where one half of the molecule is a mirror image of the other.

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