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Date November 2017 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 17N.2.hl.TZ0.a.iv
Level hl Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
Command term Deduce Question number a.iv Adapted from N/A
a.iv.
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17N.2.hl.TZ0.a.iv

The reactivity of organic compounds depends on the nature and positions of their functional groups.

The structural formulas of two organic compounds are shown below.

Deduce, giving a reason, which of the two compounds can show optical activity.

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A AND it has a chiral centre/asymmetric carbon atom/carbon with 4 different substituents