Q.

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Compound (X), shown below, dissolves in NaHCO solution and has two chiral carbon atoms
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Statement II : Compound (Y), shown below, has two carbons with sp³ hybridization, one carbon with sp² and one carbon with sp hybridization 

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below : [2026]

1 Both Statement I and Statement II are false  
2 Statement I is true but Statement II is false  
3 Both Statement I and Statement II are true  
4 Statement I is false but Statement II is true  

Ans.

(3)

Two chiral centre and due to presence of –COOH compound dissolves in NaHCO3.