Racemic mixture is optically inactive due to:

internal compensation

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external compensation

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inversion

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plane of symmetry

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Solution

The correct option is A external compensation
The racemic mixture or $(\pm)$ or $d l$ (dextro leavo) is optically inactive due to external compensation and its specific rotation is also zero.
When equal amounts of 2 enantiomers are mixed together, it gives an optically inactive form called Racemic mixture.

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