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Is the following compound chiral (optically active)? `cis-[CrCI_2(o x)_2]^3-`

A

Lactic acid

B

Tartaric acid

C

Methyl butane

D

Glucose

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The correct Answer is:
C
Optically inactive substances are those which do not rotate the plane polarised light to right or left.
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