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Separating of d and l enantiorphs from a...

Separating of d and l enantiorphs from a racemic mixture is called

A

Resolution

B

Dehydration

C

Rotation

D

Dehydrohalogenation

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A
Recemic mixture can be separated into its two optically acitve form by a process called resolution.
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