n The power of rotating the plane of polarized light, given in general by θ/l where θ is the total rotation which occurs in a distance l. The molecular or atomic rotary power is the product of the specific rotatory power by the molecular or atomic weight. Magnetic rotatory power is given by
where H the intensity of the magnetic field, and α the angle between the field and the direction of the light.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Rotatory Power. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_10158
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