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The smallest ketone and its next homologue are reacted with `H_(2)NOH` to form oxime
A. all oximers are optically active
B. three differe oximers are formed
C. two oximers are optially active
D. two different oximers are formed

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Symmertical carbony`1` compounds form oximers which cannot exists as cis-trans isomers while unsymmetrical carbony`1` compounds reat with `H_(2)NOH` to give two oximes (syn and anti).
The simplest ketone, acetone, is symmeterical and froms only one oxime:
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The next higher homologue, butan`-2-`one, is unsymmetrical and thus forms two oximes (syn and anti):
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