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ChemistrySTRUCTURAL ISOMERISMFUCTIONAL ISOMERISMEasy2 minPYQ_2007
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Assertion : The lactic acid shows the geometrical isomerism. Reason : Lactic acid has carbon-carbon double bond.
Options:
Answer:
D
Solution:
2-Hydroxy propanoic acid is known as lactic acid. It has following structure-
It has no carbon-carbon double bond and hence cannot show geometrical isomerism. However, it shows optical isomerism due to the presence of a chiral carbon atom.
Stream:AIIMSSubject:ChemistryTopic:STRUCTURAL ISOMERISMSubtopic:FUCTIONAL ISOMERISM
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