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What did Louis Pasteur observe about the optical rotation of...
What did Louis Pasteur observe about the optical rotation of solutions of mirror-image crystals?
Options
- AThey had different magnitudes of optical rotation.
- BThey had the same magnitude but opposite direction of optical rotation.
- CThey showed no optical rotation.
- 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.