Statement 1: Organic compounds which do not contain chiral carbon atoms cannot be optically active.
Statement 2: An organic compound is optically active only when its mirror image is non-superimposable irrespective of the fact ether it contains a chiral carbon atom or not.

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Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

Statement 1 is correct statement 2 is incorrect

Statement 1 is incorrect statement 2 is correct

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Any compound doesn't contain chiral carbon. Although it may be chiral (optically active).

It has no chiral, although it is optically active.
Allene, alkylidenes, spiranes and biphenyls.

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