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This Exploratorium webpage describes the classic Caro® syrup demonstration of the rotation of the plane of polarized light by an optically active material. The webpage lists the materials, how they are assembled, the observations, and the physics that explains what happens. A photo and drawing are provided.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11738">Exploratorium. Rotating Light. San Francisco: Exploratorium, January 15, 2008.</a>
AIP Format
(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2008), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/rotating-light).
AJP/PRST-PER
Rotating Light (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2008), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/rotating-light>.
APA Format
Rotating Light. (2008, January 15). Retrieved May 1, 2025, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/rotating-light
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Rotating Light. San Francisco: Exploratorium, January 15, 2008. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/rotating-light (accessed 1 May 2025).
MLA Format
Rotating Light. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2008. 15 Jan. 2008. 1 May 2025 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/rotating-light>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{
Title = {Rotating Light},
Publisher = {Exploratorium},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {January 15, 2008},
Year = {2008}
}
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