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An equimolar (i.e., equal number of molecules) mixture of the D and L stereoisomers of an optically active compound. A solution of dextrorotary (D) isomer (enantiomer) will rotate the plane in which the light was polarized a specific number of degrees to the right (dextro) while a solution containing the same number of levorotary (L) isomer molecules will rotate the plane in which the light was polarized the same number of degrees (as in the D isomer case) to the left (levo). The difference between D and L enantiomers is that the rotations of the plane of plane-polarized light are equal in magnitude, but opposite in sign. Hence, a 50:50 mixture of both enantiomers (known as a racemic mixture) shows no optical activity. That is, a solution containing a 50:50 mixture of enantiomers will not rotate the plane of plane polarized light when it is passed through the solution.<\/p>\n

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An equimolar (i.e., equal number of molecules) mixture of the D and L stereoisomers of an optically active compound. A solution of dextrorotary (D) isomer (enantiomer) will rotate the plane in which the light was polarized a specific number of degrees to the right (dextro) while a solution containing the same number of levorotary (L) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-r"],"yoast_head":"\nRacemate - Definition of Racemate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An equimolar (i.e., equal number of molecules) mixture of the D and L stereoisomers of an optically active compound. 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