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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

what are the factors on whiich The amount of optical rotation depends ?

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11 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Ashutosh Sharma
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
Factors on whiich the amount of optical rotation depends are,
1.For a given compound, the extent and direction of this rotation depends on the orientation of the molecule in relation to the beam.
2.Direction of beam onto the molecule.
Profile image of Gman Namg
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
it depends over some of the elemental components as if (i) thickness of crystal (ii) density of the crystal or concentration in the case of solutions. (iii) wavelength of light used (iv) the temperature of the solutions.
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer11 Years ago
The amount of optical rotation depends on :
(i) tphysical properties of crystal it is directly proportional
(ii) mass density of the crystal or concentration in the case of solutions
(iii) wavelength of light use which we used
(iv)the temperature of the solution.