An aqueous solution containing 10 g of an optically pure compound was diluted to 500 mL with water and was found to have a specific rotation of −121º. If this solution were mixed with 500 mL of a solution containing 3 g of a racemic mixture of the compound, what would the specific rotation of the resulting mixture of the compound? What would be its optical purity?

An aqueous solution containing 10 g of an optically pure compound was diluted to 500 mL with water and was found to have a specific rotation of −121º. If this solution were mixed with 500 mL of a solution containing 3 g of a racemic mixture of the compound, what would the specific rotation of the resulting mixture of the compound? What would be its optical purity?

EBK A SMALL SCALE APPROACH TO ORGANIC L

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Chapter92: Polarimetry

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