Answer:
<u>Optical purity = 76.9231 %</u>
<u>Specific rotation of mixture = - 97.6923 °</u>
Explanation:
The mass of the racemic mixture = 3 g
It means it contains R enantiomer = 1.5 g
S enantiomer = 1.5 g
Amount of Pure R = 10 g
Total R = 11.5 g
Total volume = 500 mL + 500 mL = 1000 mL = 1 L
[R] = 11.5 g/L
[S] = 1.5 g/L
Enantiomeric excess =
=
= 76.9231 %
<u>Optical purity = 76.9231 %</u>
Also,
Optical purity = 
Optical rotation of pure enantiomer = −127 °

<u>Specific rotation of mixture = - 97.6923 °</u>
The acid dissociation constant of benzoic acid is 6.5 x 10^-5. Therefore, the pH of the benzoic acid solution prior to adding sodium benzoate is:
pH = -log[Ka]
pH = -log (6.5 x 10^-5)
pH = 4.19
The pH of the benzoic acid solution is 4.19 which is acidic, but a weak acid.
Answer:
If anything but H2O were found, it would be evidence of a chemical change. Therefore, 4 is the only viable evidence that it was a physical change of H2O liquid to H2O gas.