Interpretation: The reason for having the different number of chiral centers for the given stereoisomers should be justified.
Concept Introduction: The stereoisomers are molecules that share the same molecular formula and arrangement of atoms, but differ from one another in three-dimensional space.
The stereoisomerism is the arrangement of atoms in molecules whose connectivity remains the same but their arrangement in space is different in each isomer.
A stereo center is any atoms in a molecule for which exchanging two groups create different stereoisomers. Further the asymmetric or sterocenters labeled as R (Rectus) or S (Sinister) configuration.
The plane of symmetry is an imaginary plane that two groups a molecule divided into halves that are mirror images of each other.
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