Meso tartaric acid is optically inactive due to the presence of:

1. molecular symmetry

2. molecular asymmetry

3. external compensation

4. two asymmetric carbon atoms

​ . Where X and Y are

1. Positional isomers             

2. Functional isomers

3. Metamers                   

4. Tautomers

The property by virtue of which a compound can turn the plane of polarization of light is known as:

1. Photolysis              

2. Phosphorescence

3. Optical activity           

4. Polarization

The molecular formula of a saturated compound is C₂H₄Br₂. This formula permits the existence of:

1. Functional isomers       

2. Optical isomers

3. Positional isomers        

4. Cis-trans isomers

Which of the following may exist as enantiomers?

1.
2.	\(\mathrm{CH}_2=\mathrm{CHCH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_3 \)
3.
4.

The total number of isomers could be obtained from the alkane, C₆H₁₄ is-

1. Four                   

2. Five

3. Six                    

4. Seven

CH₃-CHCl-CH₂-CH₃ has a chiral center. Which one of the following represents its R-configuration? 

1.

2. 

3. 

4. 

The number of primary carbon atoms in the following compound are:

4-methylpent-2-ene is  achiral because it has:

1. a centre of symmetry 

2. a plane of symmetry 

3. symmetry at C 4 carbon

4. both centre and a plane of symmetry 

The (R)- and (S)-enantiomers of an optically active compound differ in

1. their solubility in a chiral solvent

2. their reactivity with a chiral reagent

3. their optical rotation of plane polarised light

4. their melting points