Optical Isomerism

wht will be the no. of optically active isomers of the following...... will it be 6 or 8..... i am confused...

IN 2,3,4 trihydroxy pentane....

OH OH OH
CH3-C-C-C-CH3

BECOZ IF SIMILAR GROUPS ARE ATTACHED.... THEN NO. OF OPT ACT ISOMERS WILL BE 2n- (n-1) else it will be only 2n

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