Question

An Optically active alcohol is that which can rotate.

• A. Plain of plain polarized light
• B. Plain of Plain depolarized light
• C. Plain of straight light
• D. Monochromatic light

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Plain of plain polarized light

An optically active alcohol is that which can rotate plane of plane polarized light. It can rotate plane of plane polarized light towards right (clockwise, dextrorotatory) or towards left (anticlockwise, laevo rotatory).