Pick Your Poison
Naturally occurring tartaric acid is found in the levo (L-) form (pictured below). If given a sample of optically pure tartaric acid of unknown isomeric form, which laboratory instrument or technique would you
use to determine its identity?
A. UV-Vis Spectrophotometer.
B. Polarimeter.
C. NMR Spectroscopy.
D. Thin Layer Chromatography.
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