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What did Louis Pasteur observe about the optical rotation of solutions of mirror-image crystals?

Options

  1. AThey had different magnitudes of optical rotation.
  2. BThey had the same magnitude but opposite direction of optical rotation.
  3. CThey showed no optical rotation.
  4. DThey had random variations in optical rotation.

Correct answer

B. They had the same magnitude but opposite direction of optical rotation.

Step-by-step solution

Louis Pasteur observed that solutions of mirror-image crystals had optical rotation of the same magnitude but in opposite directions.

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