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The number of optical isomers for pent-3-en-2-ol are:

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4

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3

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5

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Solution

The correct option is B 2
The given compound contains one optical centre.
The number of optical isomers $= 2^{n}$ .
The number of optical isomers with one optical centre are $= 2^{1} = 2$ .

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