Which of the following compounds can exhibit enantiomerism?

3 -

hydroxy propanoic acid

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3 -

hydroxy butanoic acid

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hydroxy butanoic acid

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The correct option is B $3 -$ hydroxy butanoic acid

(i) $O H - {C H}_{2} - {C H}_{2} - C O O H \to$ optically inactive
$\Rightarrow$ They are mirror images of each other.
$\Rightarrow$ Enantiomers.

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