ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACID
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Lactic acid molecule has
1 One chiral carbon atom
2 Two chiral carbon atoms
3 No chiral carbon atom
4 As asymetric molecule
Explanation:
(a)Lactic acid has one asymmetric (chiral) carbon atom, hence it has \((2' = 2)\) optical isomers.