MHT CET Chemistry question

Racemic mixture is optically inactive due to the presence of

(A)Plane of symmetry
(B)Internal compensation
(C)External compensationCorrect
(D)Non-chiral carbon

Answer: (C)

Solution

A racemic mixture consists of equal amounts of d and l molecules, each of which is chiral, and their rotations cancel between different molecules, which is external

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