A racemic mixture is optically inactive due to :

the presence of plane of symmetry

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external compensation

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internal compensation

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D external compensation
A racemic mixture is optically inactive due to the external compensation of equal percentage of (+) and (-) forms.

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