Assertion :Trihydroxyglutaric acid
$(H C O O - C H O H - C H O H - C H O H - C O O H)$ exists in four stereoisomeric forms, two of which are optically active while the other two are meso-forms. Reason: It contains two asymmetric and one pseudo-asymmetric carbon atom.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

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Solution

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
These are four stereoisometric forms.

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Assertion :Trihydroxyglutaric acid(HCOO−CHOH−CHOH−CHOH−COOH) exists in four stereoisomeric forms, two of which are optically active while the other two are meso-forms. Reason: It contains two asymmetric and one pseudo-asymmetric carbon atom.

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for AssertionThese are four stereoisometric forms.

Assertion :Trihydroxyglutaric acid
$(H C O O - C H O H - C H O H - C H O H - C O O H)$ exists in four stereoisomeric forms, two of which are optically active while the other two are meso-forms. Reason: It contains two asymmetric and one pseudo-asymmetric carbon atom.

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
These are four stereoisometric forms.