Indicate whether each statement is true or false:        An equal mixture of enantiomers is not optically active.        All (S)-enantiomers rotate plane polarized light counterclockwise.        The ratio of enantiomers in a sample can be reported as an enantiomeric excess.

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Indicate whether each statement is true or false:

  •        An equal mixture of enantiomers is not optically active.
  •        All (S)-enantiomers rotate plane polarized light counterclockwise.
  •        The ratio of enantiomers in a sample can be reported as an enantiomeric excess.
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The given statements are

  • An equal mixture of enantiomers is not optically active.
  • All (S)-enantiomers rotate plane polarized light counterclockwise.
  • The ratio of enantiomers in a sample can be reported as an enantiomeric excess.

We have to tell whether the given statements are true or false.

 

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