What is a racemic mixture?

By ankushmaster in chemistry on
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On the basis of Optical activity the compounds or isomers can be classified into two types:-

Those rotate the plane polarised light towards right called the dextro rotatory compounds.

Those rotate the plane polarised light towards left are called Laevo rotatory compounds.

The equimolar composition of the above two isomers is called racemic mixture.

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