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  4. Which of the following molecules can exhibit optical activity?

Q. Which of the following molecules can exhibit optical activity?

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Solution:

Optical activity can be exhibited only by those molecules, which have chiral centre.
(a)
No chiral centre present thus, it will not exhibit optical activity.
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As there is the presence of one chiral centre (*), so it will exhibit optical activity
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It is optically inactive
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It is also optically inactive.