Question
Chemistry Question on Chemical bonding and molecular structure
Given below are two statements.
Statement I: The compound
(A) is optically active.
Statement II:
is a mirror image of the above compound A.
In the light of the above statement, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
C
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
D
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Answer
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Explanation
Solution
Compound (A) in Statement-I and compound in Statement-II is not the mirror image of (I).
So, the correct option is (C): Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.