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If optical rotation produced by compound (1) is $36^{\circ}$ then the rotation produced by compound (2) is(a) $-36^{\circ}$(b) $0^{\circ}$(c) $+18^{\circ}$(d) $+72^{\circ}$
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First, we need to understand what optical rotation is. Optical rotation is the rotation of the plane of polarization of linearly polarized light as it passes through certain materials, such as chiral compounds. Chiral compounds are molecules that have Show more…
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