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In which of the following properties, the two enantiomers of lactic acid differ from each other?
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Sign of specific rotation
The compound which is non-superimposable on its mirror image, is called optically active or chiral and its two non-superimposable mirror images are called enantiomers which have all physical and chemical properties same and also rotate the plane polarised light upto same extent but in opposite direction.
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