(a)
To determine: Whether D-glucitol is optically active.
Concept introduction:
The compounds that are optically active have the ability to rotate the plane-polarized light either to the right (dextrorotatory) or to the left (levorotatory). In order to determine the 3-D structure of a molecule, the optical activity of a substance is considered. The compounds that are said to be optically active contain chiral molecules.
(b)
To determine: Whether D-galactitol is optically active.
Concept introduction:
The compounds that are optically active have the ability to rotate the plane-polarized light either to the right (dextrorotatory) or to the left (levorotatory). In order to determine the 3-D structure of a molecule, the optical activity of a substance is considered. The compounds that are said to be optically active contain the chiral molecules.
(c)
To determine: Whether D-glycerol is optically active.
Concept introduction:
The compounds that are optically active have the ability to rotate the plane-polarized light either to the right (dextrorotatory) or to the left (levorotatory). In order to determine the 3-D structure of a molecule, the optical activity of a substance is considered. The compounds that are said to be optically active contain chiral molecules.
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