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I've been working at this problem and cannot seem to figure it out. I appreciate any assistance.

An attempt at synthesizing a certain optically active compound resulted in a mixture of its enantiomers. The mixture had an observed specific rotation of 15.2 I've been working at this problem and cannot seem to figure it out. I appreciate any assistance.

An attempt at synthesizing a certain optically active compound resulted in a mixture of its enantiomers. The mixture had an observed specific rotation of 15.2

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let the percentage of the S isomer be x.so,

15.2=x*38.9-(1-x)*38.9

or x=69.54%

so S enantiomer=69.54%

R enantiomer=30.46%

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