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Meso-tartaric acid is optically inactive due to the presence of

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a

Two chiral carbon atoms

b

Molecular asymmetry

c

Plane of symmetry

d

External compensation

answer is C.

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Meso tartaric acid has plane of symmetry, the molecule can be divided into two equal halve. The molecules satisfying this point cant be called as active, instead they are called as meso.

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Meso-tartaric acid is optically inactive due to the presence of