Shown below is Cholesterol, which is the most abundant compound from steroids in animals. (Note: Thi

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Shown below is Cholesterol, which is the most abundant compound from steroids in animals. (Note: Thick solid wedge indicates a bond coming above the plane, while broken wedge indicates a bond below the plane) How many chiral carbons are present in Cholesterol?

Professor PC Thomas Classes · Answer

Cholesterol possesses 8 chiral centers.