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An analysis of the symmetry and chirality of each compound reveals that 5 compounds are optically active:

Optically Active (5):

(i) Chiral allene with an even number of cumulative double bonds and different terminal groups.

(iv) Asymmetric aldopentose sugar containing three distinct chiral carbon centers.

(vi) Cyclohexane derivative with a single chiral center containing four different groups.

(vii) & (viii) Asymmetrically substituted cyclobutanes lacking any plane or center of symmetry.

Optically Inactive (3): (ii), (iii), and (v) possess a plane or center of symmetry, making them achiral.