An attempt at synthesizing a certain optically-active compound resulted in a mixture of its enantiomers. The mixture had an observed specific rotation of +14.2°. If it is known that the specific rotation of the R enantiomer is -31.0°, determine the percentage of each isomer in the mixture. R enantiomer: S enantiomer:

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An attempt at synthesizing a certain optically-active compound resulted in a mixture of its enantiomers. The mixture had an
observed specific rotation of +14.2°. If it is known that the specific rotation of the R enantiomer is -31.0°, determine the
percentage of each isomer in the mixture.
R enantiomer:
%
S enantiomer:
%
Transcribed Image Text:An attempt at synthesizing a certain optically-active compound resulted in a mixture of its enantiomers. The mixture had an observed specific rotation of +14.2°. If it is known that the specific rotation of the R enantiomer is -31.0°, determine the percentage of each isomer in the mixture. R enantiomer: % S enantiomer: %
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