A racemic mixture is a mixture of both enantiomers of an optically active species in equal amounts. This means that the mixture does not exhibit optical rotation since the rotations of both enantiomers cancel each other out.

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A Racemic Mixture Is

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A racemic mixture is

A) a mixture of an optically active species with an optically inactive species.
B) a mixture of metal ions and ligands in equilibrium.
C) an equal mixture of both enantiomers of an optically active species.
D) a mixture of structural isomers.
E) an equal mixture of cis- and trans- isomers.

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