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Specific rotation

The term specific rotation is used to compare the rotational effect of all optically active substances.

Specific rotation

 

The term specific rotation is used to compare the rotational effect of all optically active substances.

 

Specific rotation for a given wavelength of light at a given temperature is defined as the rotation produced by one-decimeter length of the liquid column containing 1 gram of the active material in 1cc of the solution.

 

If θ is the angle of rotation produced by l decimeter length of a solution of concentration C in gram per cc, then the specific rotation S at a given wavelength λ for a given temperature t is given by



The instrument used to determine the optical rotation produced by a substance is called polarimeter.

 

Sugar is the most common optically active substance and this optical activity is used for the estimation of its strength in a solution by measuring the rotation of plane of polarisation.

 

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