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Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry Racemic Mixture and External Compensation

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A racemic mixture is optically inactive because of:

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Correct Answer: B) External compensation

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Equal optical rotations of the two enantiomers cancel each other externally, giving zero net rotation.

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