Tag: Optical

Configuration of Optical Isomers (D,L and R,S)

Light is an electromagnetic wave that vibrates. When light vibrates in all directions it is unpolarised light. A polarizer is used to make the light polarised, i.e., the wave vibrates in a single direction. If a molecule is optically active, it rotates the plane of polarised light. A polarimeter hel...

The influence of molecular structure on optical phenomena

Molecular structure is determined by the molecular formula of the compound. The molecular formula gives the number and type of atoms present in the molecule. The molecular geometry is determined by the way these atoms are linked to each other. The correlation between molecular structure and optic...