Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) Optical activity describes the property of a chiral compound to rotate the plane of polarized light.
• B) Two enantiomers differ significantly in physical properties. This difference is the basis for the separation of the two enantiomers from a racemic mixture.
• C) A racemic mixture is an optically active mixture of two enantiomers.
• D) It is possible to determine if an enantiomer is the levorotatory or dextrorotatory isomer by analyzing its infrared spectrum.
• E) If an enantiomer has an S absolute configuration then it must be the levorotatory isomer.

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