Optical rotation produced by atoms in a magnetic field Author links open overlay panel F Schuller RB Warrington KP Zetie MJD Macpherson DN StaceyQ $\theta$ is the optical rotation produced by sugar solution of concentration C and taken in a glass tube of length 02 m and radius r Then the solution is transferred to another glass tube of length 03 m and radius r and the remaining space is filled with distilled water The optical rotation produced by this solution isThe optical rotation of substances is due to the interaction of the electromagnetic radiation of polarized light with the unsymmetric electric fields generated by the electrons in a chiral molecule Optical activity is usually found in organic substances
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