Question: Compare 2, 3-pentanediol and 2, 4-pentanediol with respect to the number of stereoisomers possible for each constitution. Which stereoisomers are chiral? Which are achiral?

Compare 2, 3-pentanediol and 2, 4-pentanediol with respect to the number of stereoisomers possible for each constitution. Which stereoisomers are chiral? Which are achiral?

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