Which of the following is not applicable to enantiomers?

They have identical melting and boiling points

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They have identical chemical properties except towards optically active reagents

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They can be separated by fractional crystallization

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They rotate the plane polarized light in opposite directions but to the same extent.

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Solution

The correct option is C
They can be separated by fractional crystallization

Correct option is c).
They cannot be separated by fractional crystallization because they have the same solubility in any particular solvent.

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Optical isomers have :

A) property of chirality

B) almost identical chemical properties

C) almost identical physical properties

D) similar rotation of plane polarised light

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