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Meso-tartaric acid is optically inactive...

Meso-tartaric acid is optically inactive due to the presence of

A

Molecular symmetry

B

Molecular asymmetry

C

External compensation

D

Two asymmetric C-atoms

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Molecular symmetry

Plane of Symmetry
Mesotartaric acid is optically inactive due to internal compensation i.e. the effect one half of the molecule is neutralized by other and internal compensation.
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