Question

Racemic mixture is formed by mixing equal amount of two:

• A. Chiral compounds
• B. Optically inactive compounds
• C. Meso compounds
• D. Enantiomers with chiral carbon

Answer 1

The correct option is D Enantiomers with chiral carbon

A mixture of equal amount of two enantiomers is called a racemic mixture. A racemic mixture doesn't rotate plane polarized light. They are optically inactive because for every molecule in a racemic mixture that rotate plane of polarised light in one direction, there is a mirror image molecule that rotates the plane in opposite direction.