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(b) Optical activity can be exhibited only by those molecules, which have chiral centre.
$(a) \,CH _{3}- CH _{2}- CH _{2}- Br$
$1-$bromopropane
No

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$2-$bromobutane

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(b) Optical activity can be exhibited only by those molecules, which have chiral centre.
$(a) \,CH _{3}- CH _{2}- CH _{2}- Br$
$1-$bromopropane
No chiral centre present thus, it will not exhibit optical activity.
$(b) \,[Image]$
As there is the presence of one chiral centre $(*)$, so it will exhibit optical activity.
$(c) \,[Image]$
lt is optically inactive.
$(d) \,[Image]$
lt is optically inactive.

Which of the following molecules can exhibit optical activity?

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