Connect  One Semester Access Card for General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
Connect One Semester Access Card for General, Organic, & Biological Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781260194654
Author: Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 55P
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(a)

Interpretation:

Whether lactose is dextrorotatory or levorotatory compound should be determined.

Concept Introduction:

Chiral or optically active molecules can rotate plane-polarized light either clockwise or counter clockwise. If plane-polarized light is rotated clockwise then it is known as dextrorotatory and for counter clockwise rotation it is known as levorotatory.

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(b)

Interpretation:

Specific rotation of the enantiomer of lactose should be determined.

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Enantiomers rotate the plane-polarized light in opposite directions by same angle.

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(c)

Interpretation:

The amount of lactose enantiomer dissolved in water should be determined.

Concept Introduction:

Physical properties of enantiomers are similar except the direction of optical activity. Solubility, melting point, boiling points are similar.

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