The term Asymmetric center and chiral center :

Three terms are used to designate, a carbon atom bonded tetrahedrally to four different substituents in a chiral molecule: 

Asymmetric atom, chiral center or stereocenter.

Let us understand chiral and achiral center taking few more examples.

Related Questions:

(1) Although anti conformation is more stable than the gauch conformation but in some cases gauch or skew conformation is more stable than the anti confirmation why?

(2) Arrange the following in the order of their increasing order of expected enol content. H3C-CO-CH2-CHO, H3C-CO-CH3, H3C-CHO and H3C-CO-CH2-CO-CH3 .

(3) Write total fuctional isomers of molecular formula C5H10.

(4) How to find number of stereoisomers in a large compound containing chiral centres ?.

(5) How to find number of stereoisomers in a large compound (polyenes) containing double bonds?

(6) How do you calculate the number of all possible structural isomers for alkanes?

(7) How many cyclic isomers possible of (C6H12) Hexene?

(8) How many cyclic isomers possible of (C5H10) pentene?

(9) Write the major and minor product of hydration of 1-Methylcyclopent-1-ene in acidic medium?

(10) Why enol form of Beta Dicarbonyl compound more stable than those of monocarbonyl compounds?

(11) Why enol form of phenol is more stable than its keto isomers?