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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

No.of active optical isomers in or tho hypophosphorous acid

Profile image of Satyam Pandey
10 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Since Phosphorus is 5 valecy element .
but not the 4 valency similar to carbon.
No. of optical isomers would be difficult to tell.
as no. sterocentres for hypo phosphorus acid cannot be found.