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Standard X
Chemistry
Nomenclature
Which of the ...
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Which of the following compounds is a meso compound?

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Solution

The correct option is C
A meso compound is a stereoisomer that is superimposable on its mirror image due to an internal plane of symmetry.
Meso compounds are optically inactive.

c has plane of symmetry thus it is a meso compound.

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