Optically active tartaric acid is named as D(+) tartaric acid because it is:

optically dextro rotatory and derived from D- glucose

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it changes its activity in aqueous solution

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optically active only when H - atoms are substituted by deuterium atoms

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optically dextro rotatory and derived from D(+) glyceraldehyde.

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Solution

The correct option is C optically dextro rotatory and derived from D(+) glyceraldehyde.
All the compound of stereo chemistry are derived from D(+) glyceraldehyde.
Tartaric acid is optically dextro rotatory.

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