optical activity
optical activity · optical activities
A property caused by asymmetrical molecular or crystal structure that enables a…A property caused by asymmetrical molecular or crystal structure that enables a compound or crystal to rotate the plane of incident polarized light
Meaning
2 sensesA property caused by asymmetrical molecular or crystal structure that enables a compound or crystal to rotate the plane of incident polarized light
A measure of the amount of optical rotation produced by a standard amount of a substance
Forms
plural: optical activities| Singular | optical activity |
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