Determine the percentage of each isomer in the mixture

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Question- An attempt at synthesizing a certain optically active compound resulted in a mixture of its enantiomers. The mixture had an observed specific rotation of 11.8°. If it is known that the specific rotation of the R enantiomer is -30.8°,

Determine the percentage of each isomer in the mixture.

I want you to compute the above problem.

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