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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

Lactic acid, in which a methyl group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group and a hydrogen atom are attached to a central carbon atom, shows optical isomerism due to the molecular geometry at the

Answer: (C)

Solution

The central carbon (C2) of CH₃–CH(OH)–COOH is bonded to four different groups

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