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Figure 1.3
The frond of a fern imaged at the surface of a pond. Although we see a complete
leaf, the left-hand side is actually a reflection. In fact, the segments (or pinna) on opposite
sides of a frond are usually not quite mirror images of one another, as the points at which the
pinna attach to the stem are staggered.
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(b)
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Figure 1.4
The structures of (a) benzene and (b) fluorobenzene.
