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  4. α -hydroxy propanoic acid has asymmetric carbon atoms:

Q. -hydroxy propanoic acid has asymmetric carbon atoms:

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Solution:

Asymmetric carbon atom is the carbon, four valencies of which are satisfied by four different groups. The structure of a - hydroxypropanoic acid is

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