Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Optical activity:
The process of rotating the vibrational plane of
plane polarized light
.
Plane polarized light
Original plane of vibration
Light passes through optically active liquid
Plane polarized light
Plane of vibration shifted
Related terms:
Optically active
,
optically inactive
,
dextrorotatory
,
(+)
,
d
,
levorotatory
,
(-)
,
l
,
polarimetry
,
polarimeter
,
specific rotation
,
mutarotation
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