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1
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Factors that affect the melting points of organic compounds

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  • molar mass
  • branched + straight chain isomers
  • functional groups
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How does the molar mass affect the melting point of an organic compound

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the greater the molar mass, the greater the strength of LDFs, which increases the melting point

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How does the branching or straight chain isomers affect the melting point of an organic compound

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the branches reduces the surface area of contact between molecules, which decreases the strengths of LDFs and thus decreases the melting point

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How does the functional group affect the melting point of an organic compound

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certain functional groups contain hydrogen bonding (alcohols, amides, carboxylic acids) and other dipole-dipole (ketones, aldehydes) and alkanes, alkenes have LDFs

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Homolytic bond fission

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a covalent bond between 2 atoms in a molecules breaks with each atom taking one electron from the bond
- forms radicals

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Heterolytic bond fission

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a covalent bond between 2 atoms in a molecule breaks with one atom taking both bonding electrons
- forms ions

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What are the reactions with alkanes

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combustion (complete&incomplete) and free radical substitution

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Outline combustion with alkanes

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complete combustion: in excess oxygen and carbon dioxide and water are produced
incomplete combustion: in lack of oxygen and carbon/carbon monoxide and water is produced

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Outline free radical substitution

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3 stages: initiation, propagation and termination
initiation: forming a radical
propagation: reacting a radical with non-radical
termination: forming a non-radical with 2 radical

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10
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What is the general equation for radical substitution

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alkane + halogen → halogenoalkane + hydrogen halide

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Why can alkenes undergo substation reactions and not alkanes

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Molecules which contain π-bonds can undergo addition because they are unsaturated and since only the weaker π-bonds are broken rather than the strong sigma bonds addition reaction happens faster
- alkenes are more reactive than alkanes

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Outline first step of free radical substitution

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  1. Initiation (formation of radicals through homolytic bond fission + UV)
    Br2 —> Br• + Br•
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Outline second step of free radical substitution

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  1. Propagation (reacting a radical with a non radical)
    Br• + C2H6 —> HBr + C2H5•
    C2H5• + Br2 —> C2H5Br + Br•
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Outline last step of free radical substitution

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  1. Termination (forming non-radicals from radicals)
    Br• + Br• —> Br2
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What is the general equation of free radical substitution

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alkene + halogen –> halogenoalkane + hydrogen halide

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16
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What is the general formula of hydrogenation

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alkene + hydrogen –> alkane

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What are the conditions of hydrogenation

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nickel catalyst + 150°C

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18
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What is the general formula of halogenation

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alkene + halogen –> dihalogenoalkane

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19
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What is an example of halogenation

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bromine test

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What is the general formula of hydrohalogenation

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alkene + hydrogen halide –> halogenoalkane
- weakest hydrogen halide bond reacts faster

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21
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What is the general formula of hydration

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alkene + steam –> alcohol

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What are the conditions for hydration

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H2SO4 catalyst + heat + high pressure

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23
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What is the general formula of addition polymerisation

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alkene –> polyalkane

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24
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List all the reactions of alkenes

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  • hydration
  • hydrogenation
  • combustion
  • free radical substitution
  • halogenation
  • hydrohalogenation
  • addition polymerasation
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25
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What are the different types of alcohol

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  • primary: the carbon to which the hydroxyl group is attached is attached to only 1 carbon
  • secondary:the carbon to which the hydroxyl group is attached is attached to 2 carbons
  • tertiary: the carbon to which the hydroxyl group is attached is attached to 3 carbons
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26
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Outline the oxidation of alcohols for primary alcohols

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primary alcohols can form aldehydes
- further oxidised to carboxylic acids

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What are the conditions for the oxidation of primary alcohols

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  • acidified potassium manganate/dichromate
  • heat
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28
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Outline oxidation of secondary alcohols

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they form ketones and water

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29
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Why do tertiary alcohols not oxidise

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there no H atoms directly bonded to the C-OH

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30
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What is the general formula of esterification

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alcohols + carboxylic acids –> ester + water

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31
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What are the conditions for esterification

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H2SO4 catalyst

32
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Outline reaction with halogenalkanes

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halogenalkane + sodium hydroxide –> alcohol + sodium halide

33
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What type of reaction is halogenalkanes

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nucleophilic

34
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In general what type of reactions are addition reactions

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electrophilic

35
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In general what type of reaction are substitution reactions

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nucleophilic

36
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SN1 reaction features

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  • tertiary halogenalkane
  • 2-step reaction
  • the heterolytic bond fission of the C-X is the RDS
  • reaction has an order of 1
  • nucleophilic substitution
37
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Outline SN1 reaction

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  1. remove halogen (curly arrow)
  2. formation of carbonation + halogen -
  3. OH- bonds to +
  4. alcohol is formed
38
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general formula of SN1 reaction

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halogenalkane + hydroxide ion –> halide ion +alcohol (tertiary)

39
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Features of SN2

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  • primary halogenoalkane
  • 1 step reaction
  • reaction has an order of 2
  • nucleophilic substitution
  • heterolytic bond fission
40
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Outline SN2 reaction (features)

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  • nucleophilic substitution
  • overall 2nd order
  • RDS = halogenoalkane + nucleophile
  • inverse configuration
  • slower
  • heterolytic bond fission
  • primary halogenoalkane
41
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general formula of SN2 reaction

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halogenalkane + hydroxide –> halide ion + primary alcohol

42
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Factors that affect the rate of nucleophilic substitution

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  • nucleophile ((the greater the electron density, the stronger the nucleophile, the faster the reaction)
  • halogenoalkane (the weaker the halogenoalkane the faster the reaction)
43
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Protic and aprotic solvents

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SN1: protic
SN2: aprotic

44
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Why are halogenoalkanes more reactive than alkanes

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halogenoalkanes: polar bonds, LDFs + dipole forces, polar molecules, more reactive
alkanes: non-polar bonds, non-polar molecules, LDFs, less reactive

45
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Define a nucleophile

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donates a pair of electrons

46
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Define an electrophile

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accepts a pair of electrons

47
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When does an addition reaction take place

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unsaturated compound

48
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When does a substitution reaction take place

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saturated compound

49
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what are the 2 types of oxidising agents for alcohols + colour change

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  • acidified potassium dichromate (orange to green)
  • acidified potassium manganate (purple to colourless)
50
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Give an example of an electrophilic addition reaction

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alkene + hydrogen halide

51
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What does Markovnikov’s rule state

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  • the halogen needs to be bonded with the most substituted carbon atom
  • ex: secondary carbocations are more stable than primary carbocations
  • alkyl groups make compound more stable
52
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Give an example of an electrophilic substitution reaction

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nitration of benzene

53
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What is the difference between ketone and aldehyde

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ketone: RCOCR
aldehyde: RCHO

54
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What makes a compound trans or cis

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they need to have 2 substituents groups

55
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Why is a protic solvent used for SN1 mechanisms

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it solvates/stabilises the carbocation

56
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Why is an aprotic solvent used for SN2 mechanisms

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it maintains the reactivity of the nucleophile

57
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What is the reagent used for the reduction of alcohol

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LiAlH4 (for all)
NaBH4 (not for carboxylic acids)

58
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How to reduce carboxylic acid

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aldehyde –> primary alcohol
LiAlH4

59
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How to reduce ketone

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secondary alcohol
- LiALH4

60
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Outline the conditions for the reduction of aldehyde from carboxylic acid

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have to use LiAlH4 refluxed in dry ether, followed by dilute acid

61
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What are structural isomers

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functional groups and atoms are attached differently

62
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What are the two types of conformational isomers

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staggered and eclipsed

63
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What is the main property of conformational isomers

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they can be interconverted by rotation due to their sigma bond (carbon single bond)

64
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What are the characteristics of staggered conformational isomer

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has angles between hydrogen atoms on adjacent carbons of 60°
- lower energy (more stable) because there is less electron repulsion because C-H bonds are far apart

65
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What are the characteristics of eclipsed conformational isomer

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has 0° angle between H atims
- higher energy (less stable) because there is more electron repulsion because the C-H bonds are closer together

66
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What are the different types of configurational isomers

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E/Z
optical isomers
cis & trans

67
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What is an aromatic compound

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it has delocalised pi electrons in a ring

68
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Outline the reduction of nitrobenzene

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  • benzene ring with NO2 on top
  • Sn/HCl reflux
  • NH3+ on top of benzene ring
  • NaOH
  • benzene ring with NH2
69
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Why does benzene undergo an electrophilic substitution reaction

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it has delocalised electrons

70
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What is the difference between E and Z isomers

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Z: have the highest priority groups on the same side of the C=C bond
E: have the highest priority groups on different side of the C=C bond

71
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What is a chiral carbon

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a carbon that has 4 different groups attached to it

72
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What are the features of enantiomers

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they are mirror images of each other but they can be superposed on top of each other

73
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What are Diastereomers

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compounds that contain more than one chiral centre (not mirror images of each other)

74
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Properties of optical isomers

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they have identical physical properties except for their ability to rotate the plane of polarised light

75
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what si a racemixture

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a mixture containing equal amounts of each enantiomer

76
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What is the effect of polarised plane light on optical isomers

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One enantiomer rotates light clockwise, the other rotates light anticlockwise

77
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Features of race mixtures

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  • optically inactive
  • enantiomers will cancel out each other’s effect
  • the plane of polarised light will not change

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