Optical rotation (α)
The angle in degrees through which a chiral solution rotates the plane of polarisation of a plane-polarised light beam; measured by rotating the analyser to the null (minimum) or equal-brightness condition.
The angle in degrees through which a chiral solution rotates the plane of polarisation of a plane-polarised light beam; measured by rotating the analyser to the null (minimum) or equal-brightness condition.
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