Total number of stereoisomers of $H O O C - C H (O H) - C H (O H) - C H (O H) - C O O H$ are:

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Solution

The correct option is B 4
In the above compound the $2$ starred carbon are chiral in nature as they both have $4$ different group attached to it.
No. of steroisomers $= 2^{n}$
$n =$ no. of chiral carbon as $n = 2$
no. of stereoisomers $= 2^{2} = 4$

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