Q. (+) and (-) forms of optically active compounds are different in
A) Boiling points
B) Melting points
C) Specific gravity
D) Specific rotation
Explanation
(d)
If a substance rotates the plane polarised light in clockwise direction it is dextrorotatory (+). If it rotates the plane polarised light in anticlockwise direction then it is laevorotatory $( - )$
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