You have a mixture of equal amounts of (+)-butan-2-ol and (-)-butan-2-ol. Which of the following statement is not correct? The mixture is optically active The mixture is a racemic mixture The mixture is also called (d,l) pair Specific rotation of both the individual compounds will be the same but with opposite sign The mixture consists of two enantiomers

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You have a mixture of equal amounts of (+)-butan-2-ol and (-)-butan-2-ol. Which
of the following statement is not correct?
The mixture is optically active
The mixture is a racemic mixture
The mixture is also called (d,l) pair
Specific rotation of both the individual compounds will be the same but with
opposite sign
The mixture consists of two enantiomers
Transcribed Image Text:You have a mixture of equal amounts of (+)-butan-2-ol and (-)-butan-2-ol. Which of the following statement is not correct? The mixture is optically active The mixture is a racemic mixture The mixture is also called (d,l) pair Specific rotation of both the individual compounds will be the same but with opposite sign The mixture consists of two enantiomers
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