Stuck on the answer for this one, and my Google Fu has failed me.
A student measures the optical rotation of L-carnitine as -30 degrees and wonders if the optical rotation might actually be -390 degrees. Is it possible for the student to distinguish between the two possibilities by either doubling or halving the concentration of the sample?
SPOILERS:
correct answer is that only halving the concentration will work, because while specific rotation should be constant, measured rotation can...
KR online PBQ O-Chem Ch. 2 question 9/10
A student measures the optical rotation of L-carnitine as -30 degrees and wonders if the optical rotation might actually be -390 degrees. Is it possible for the student to distinguish between the two possibilities by either doubling or halving the concentration of the sample?
SPOILERS:
correct answer is that only halving the concentration will work, because while specific rotation should be constant, measured rotation can...
KR online PBQ O-Chem Ch. 2 question 9/10