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Q in optical isomer why asymmetric carbon atom is used and not symmetric ?
 
Ans) becoz the mirror image of symmetric compound is superimposable becoz they are identical whereas in asymmetric the mirror  images is nonsuperimposable becoz they are not identical and exists as enantiomers.
Devendra Kumar Shukla
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