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How can you deduce if a compound is optically active or not ?​

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Answer:

look for evidence that the molecules are chiral.

Step-by-step explanation:

The instrument with which optically active compounds are studied is a polarimeter, shown in the figure below. Imagine a horizontal line that passes through the zero of a coordinate system.

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