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10 October, 10:59

You have a racemic mixture of d-2-butanol and l-2-butanol. the d isomer rotates polarized light by + 13.5∘. what is the rotation of the polarization of light of your mixture? express your answer in degrees.

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  1. 10 October, 11:00
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    L - isomer is considered as the Enantiomer of d - isomer and since the d-isomer optical rotation is + 13.5° so the optical rotation of l-isomer will be the same degree but with opposite sign which equal to - 13.5°

    So the degree of rotation of racemic mixture will equal 0°

    - This is because racemic mixture contains equal amount of both enantiomers
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