Technical data Rotation of the polarisation plane in a sugar solutionArticle no: P1197700 ![]()
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Principle Optically active substances such as sugar solution and quartz
rotate the polarization plane of the Iight passing through them.
The optical activity is brought about by the form of the sugar
molecules in the sugar solution, or by the grid structure of the
quartz. This phenomenon is called rotational dispersion and we use it,
for instance, to determine the concentration of optically active
substances in solutions. The device used to determine in particular
the concentration of sugar solutions is known as the saccharimeter.
There are dextrorotatory (right-handed) and laevo-rotatory
(left-handed) optically active substances. In this experiment the
students should become familiar with the phenomenon of rotational
dispersion, its dependence on c and d, and the basic design of a
saccharimeter. Benefits
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