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The number of optical isomers of CH(3)CH...

The number of optical isomers of `CH_(3)CH(OH)CH(OH)CHO` is :

A

zero

B

2

C

3

D

4

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The correct Answer is:
D

Possible number of optical isomers `=2^(n)`
`" "=2^(2)=4`
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