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Optical activity
Meaning
Noun
●
In Physics:
a
property
caused
by
asymmetrical
molecular
or
crystal
structure that
enables
a
compound
or
crystal
to
rotate
the
plane
of
incident
polarized
light
●
In Chemistry:
A
measure
of the amount of
optical rotation
produced
by a
standard
amount of a substance
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