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Compound (A) C(5)H(8)O(2) liberated CO(2...

Compound (A) `C_(5)H_(8)O_(2)` liberated `CO_(2)` on reaction with sodium bicarbonate. It exists in two forms neither of which is optically active. It yielded compound (B) `C_(5)H_(10)O_(2)` on hydrogenation. Compound (B) can be separated into enantiomorphs. Write structures of (A) and (B).

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