In the Optical Activity?

Optical activity, the ability of a substance to rotate the plane of polarization of a beam of light that is passed through it. The rotation is assigned a positive value if it is clockwise with respect to an observer facing the light source, negative if counterclockwise. ...

What is optical activity in biology?

optical activity The ability of certain substances to rotate the plane of plane-polarized light as it passes through a crystal, liquid, or solution. It occurs when the molecules of the substance are asymmetric, so that they can exist in two different structural forms each being a mirror image of the other.

What is optical activity of a compound?

Optical activity is the ability of a compound to rotate the plane of polarized light. ... A compound is said to be optically active when the linearly polarized light is being rotated when it is passing through it.

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