Describe why an optically inactive product is obtained

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a. Explain why an optically inactive product is obtained when (-)-3-methyl-1-pentene undergoes catalytic hydrogenation.

b. What is the absolute configuration of (+)-3-methyl-hexane if catalytic hydrogenation of (S)-(+)-3-methyl-1-hexene gives (-)-3-methylhexane?

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