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Which of the following conformations of meso-tartaric acid has a centre of symmetry?

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A centre of symmetry is a point form which lines, when drawn on one side and produced an equal distance on the other side, will meet identical points in the molecule.

Notice that conformation `(4)` has a plane of symmetry.
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