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meso-Tartaric acid is
Options
A sometimes optically active
B always optically active
C sometimes optically inactive
D always optically inactive
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

meso-Tartaric acid is a meso compound. It has a plane of symmetry and is therefore always optically inactive, despite containing two chiral centers.

Hint

What is the optical activity of meso compounds?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1010 of 1999
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