INTRO.TO GENERAL,ORGAN...-OWLV2 ACCESS
INTRO.TO GENERAL,ORGAN...-OWLV2 ACCESS
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Chapter 14, Problem 24P
Interpretation Introduction

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Define racemic mixture and suggest about is optically activity.

Concept Introduction:

A compound or substance is said to be optically active if it is able to rotate plane of polarized light. There are two possibilities that a stereoisomer is not optically active, internal compensation and external compensation.

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