Explanation

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Those compounds which contain two or more asymmetric carbon atoms but are optically inactive due to presence of plane of symmetry, are called $meso$ compounds. M$eso$ compounds are optically inactive due to internal compensation.
Out of the given compounds only 2, 4-dibromopentane have a plane of symmetry, so it is a $meso$ compound.
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