Which of the following shows optical isomerism?

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Which of the following shows optical isomerism? (A) Butan - 1 - ol (B) Butan - 2 - ol (C) Butene (D) But - 2 - enol

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Q. Which of the following shows optical isomerism?

Butan $- 1 -$ ol

Butan $- 2 -$ ol

Butene

But $- 2 -$ enol

For optical isomerism, there must be a chiral $C -$ atom

Q. Which of the following shows optical isomerism?

Butan −1− ol

Butan −2− ol

Butene

But −2− enol

For optical isomerism, there must be a chiral C− atom

Butan $- 1 -$ ol

Butan $- 2 -$ ol

But $- 2 -$ enol

For optical isomerism, there must be a chiral $C -$ atom