Lactic acid molecule has

Question

Lactic acid molecule has (A) One chiral carbon atom (B) Two chiral carbon atoms (C) No chiral carbon atom (D) Assymetric molecule

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Lactic acid has one asymmetric (chiral) carbon atom, hence it has (2 ' = 2 ) optical isomers. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/516dbd14906b32d5b40b65c387621631-.png" />

Q. Lactic acid molecule has

One chiral carbon atom

Two chiral carbon atoms

No chiral carbon atom

Assymetric molecule

Lactic acid has one asymmetric (chiral) carbon atom, hence it has (2 ' = 2 ) optical isomers.