Which of the following is a true statement? (a) All chiral molecules possess a plane of symmetry. (b) All achiral molecules are meso. (c) All molecules which possess a single asymmetric center of the S configuration are levorotatory. (d) A mixture of achiral compounds will be optically inactive

Which of the following is a true statement?
(a) All chiral molecules possess a plane of symmetry.
(b) All achiral molecules are meso.
(c) All molecules which possess a single asymmetric center of the S configuration
are levorotatory.
(d) A mixture of achiral compounds will be optically inactive
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A mixture of achiral compounds will be optically inactive
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