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If there is no rotation of plane polarized light by a compound in a specific solvent, through to be chiral, it may mean that:

A

The compound is certainly a chiral

B

The compound is certainly meso

C

There is no compound in the solvent

D

The compound may be a racemic mixture

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D
The compound may be a racemic mixture
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