Out of the following, the alkene that exhibits optical isomerism is

Question

Out of the following, the alkene that exhibits optical isomerism is (A) 3-methyl-2-pentene (B) 4-methyl-1-pentene (C) 3-methyl-1-pentene (D) 2-methyl-2-pentene

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only 3-methyl-1-pentene has a chiral carbon

Q. Out of the following, the alkene that exhibits optical isomerism is

$3$ -methyl- $2$ -pentene

$4$ -methyl- $1$ -pentene

$3$ -methyl- $1$ -pentene

$2$ -methyl- $2$ -pentene

only 3-methyl-1-pentene has a chiral carbon