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Properties of Enantiomers | Optical Activity, Specific Rotation, and Racemic Mixtures Explained

What makes enantiomers unique despite having identical physical properties? In this video, we explore the fascinating world of enantiomers—their properties, how they interact with plane-polarized light, and how chemists distinguish them in the lab and in the real world. You’ll learn: Why enantiomers share melting and boiling points but react differently with chiral environments How plane-polarized light reveals the optical activity of enantiomers The meaning of dextrorotatory (+/d) and levorotatory (-/l) notation How to calculate specific rotation to quantify chirality What racemic mixtures are and why they show no net optical activity We also explore real-world examples like methamphetamine enantiomers and optical rotation in common compounds like sucrose.