The L- isomer serves as the enantiomer of the D- isomer, and given that the optical rotation of the D- isomer is + 13.5°, the L- isomer's optical rotation will have the same magnitude but an opposite sign, resulting in -13.5°.
Thus, the rotation of the racemic mixture will be equal to 0°.
- This occurs because a racemic mixture contains equal proportions of both enantiomers.
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