If you had the two enantiomers of carvone in unmarked bottles, could you use just your nose and a polarimeter to determine whether it is the (+) or (-) enantiomer that smells like spearmint?

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If you had the two enantiomers of carvone in unmarked bottles, could you use just your nose and a polarimeter to determine whether it is the (+) or (-) enantiomer that smells like spearmint?

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