Which statement concerning a chiral carbon is always TRUE?
A) A chiral carbon is bonded to four different atoms or groups of atoms.
B) A chiral carbon is bonded to a hydroxyl group and carbonyl group.
C) A chiral carbon has two double bonds connected to it.
D) A chiral carbon causes plane-polarized light to rotate in a clockwise fashion.
E) A chiral carbon is present in all aldehydes.
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