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JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Carboxylic Acids Question Bank General Introduction of Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

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    Which of the following is optically active                [BHU 1997]

    A)                 Ethylene glycol 

    B)                 Oxalic acid

    C)                 Glycerol              

    D)                 Tartaric acid

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               Tartaric acid have the chiral carbon (*) atom. So it is optically active.                                 \[\underset{\text{Tartaric acid}}{\mathop{\underset{H\,-\,\,\underset{OH}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,}{\mathop{{{C}^{*}}}}\,-}}\,\,COOH}{\mathop{H-\overset{OH}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,}{\overset{|\,\,}{\mathop{{{C}^{*}}}}}\,-}}\,COOH}}\,}}\,\]


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