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When plane-polarized light
passes through a solution of
an enantiomer, the plane of
light rotates.
Any compound rotates the
plane-polarized light is called
optically active.

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Clockwise      dextrorotatory (+) (d)

Anticlockwise  levorotatory (-) (l)

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