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Introduction to Optical Isomerism

Assertion: Ra...

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Assertion: Racemic mixture is optically inactive.
Reason: Racemic mixture is a mixture of meso compounds.

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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

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Both Assertion and Reason are true Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

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Assertion is true but Reason is false

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Assertion is false but Reason is true

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Solution

The correct option is A Assertion is true but Reason is false
Racemic mixture is optically inactive due to external compensation.
Meso forms optically inactive due to internal compensation or any plane of symmetry.

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