An attempt at synthesizing a certain optically-active compound resulted in a mixture of its enantiomers. The mixture had observed specific rotation of +16.0°. If it is known that the specific rotation of the R enantiomer is -33.3°, determine th percentage of each isomer in the mixture. R enantiomer: S enantiomer:

An attempt at synthesizing a certain optically-active compound resulted in a mixture of its enantiomers. The mixture had observed specific rotation of +16.0°. If it is known that the specific rotation of the R enantiomer is -33.3°, determine th percentage of each isomer in the mixture. R enantiomer: S enantiomer:

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