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Grade upto college level Organic Chemistry

Which of the following physical properties differ for each of a pair of enantiomers?

a. solubility in ethanol

b. direction of rotation of plane-polarized light

c. boiling point and melting point

d. index of refraction

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Kamlesh Kumar
12 Years ago
Enantiomers have properties similar except behaviour towards plane polarised light.so ans.(b) is correct...i.e direction of rotation of ppl.


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12 Years ago
the correct answer is
b) direction of rotation of plane polarized light

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