How to measure angle of rotation of sucrose

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To measure the angle of rotation of polarized light by a sucrose solution, utilize a polarimeter, which requires two polarizers and a glass tube to contain the solution. The ends of the tube should be sealed with glass plates to avoid interference from plastic materials. By comparing the intensity of light passing through the empty tube and the sucrose solution, one can determine the rotation angle by adjusting the polarizers to achieve maximum or minimum intensity.

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Hi all!

Supposed I have my solution of sucrose, my light source, my polarizer.

I shine my light source on my polarizer and plane polarized light passes through my solution, how then do I measure the how much my solution has rotated my polarized light by?

And also, what kind of container should I place my solution in?

Thanks!
 
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You need two polarizers and a tube (material not important). Just fill in the sucrose solution into the tube whose ends you may close by glueing glass plates (not plastic, as it will probably act as a polarizer, too). Comparing with the empty tube, you will have to rotate the polarizers on both sides so as to get maximum (or minimum) intensity. Google "polarimeter".
 

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