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Q. Reaction of acetaldehyde with $ HCN $ followed by hydrolysis gives a compound which shows

Chhattisgarh PMTChhattisgarh PMT 2004

Solution:

All the four valencies of $ C^{*} $ (chiral atom) in lactic acid are attached with different groups or atoms hence, it is optically active.
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