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Which of the following pairs of compounds are optical isomers?

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Optical isomerism (A-level only)

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Which of the following pairs of compounds are optical isomers?.

  1. A.A) 2-butanol and 3-butanol
  2. B.B) (R)-lactic acid and (S)-lactic acid
  3. C.C) Ethanol and dimethyl ether
  4. D.D) Propan-1-ol and propan-2-ol

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