A) Ethylene glycol
B) Oxalic acid
C) Glycerol
D) Tartaric acid
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
Tartaric acid have the chiral carbon (*) atom. So it is optically active. \[\underset{\text{Tartaric acid}}{\mathop{\underset{H\,-\,\,\underset{OH}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,}{\mathop{{{C}^{*}}}}\,-}}\,\,COOH}{\mathop{H-\overset{OH}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,}{\overset{|\,\,}{\mathop{{{C}^{*}}}}}\,-}}\,COOH}}\,}}\,\]You need to login to perform this action.
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