Is that a polarimeter in your pocket? A zero-cost, technology-enabled demonstration of optical rotation

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Thomson, Patrick I. T. (2018) Is that a polarimeter in your pocket? A zero-cost, technology-enabled demonstration of optical rotation. Journal of Chemical Education, 95 (5). pp. 837-841. ISSN 0021-9584 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00767)

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Abstract

A polarimeter can be constructed using a document camera as a visualizer and a standard smartphone screen as a source of polarized light. A pair of 3D glasses can be used as a polarizing filter and the optical rotation angle of liquids can be measured using any free compass app. Consequently, a demonstration of optical rotation can be conducted with no preparation time or specialized equipment.

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Thomson, Patrick I. T. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9831-9199;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:63617
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    8 May 2018
    Published
    29 March 2018
    Published Online
    19 March 2018
    Accepted
    Notes:This document is the unedited Author’s version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Journal of Chemical Education, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00767
    Subjects:Science > Chemistry
    Education > Theory and practice of education > Higher Education
    Department:Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:05 Apr 2018 09:32
    Last modified:18 Feb 2025 01:43
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/63617
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