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What is optical activity ? Which one of the following compounds shows optical isomerism ?
`Br-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(H)overset(|)(C)-Br" " Br-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(OH)overset(|)(C)-COOH`

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It is the property of a compound by which its solution can rotate the plane of plane polarized light.
will show optical isomerism.
`Br-underset(CH_(3))underset(|)overset(OH)overset(|)C-COOH`
will show optical isomerism.
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