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An optically active compound

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(a) Rotates the plane polarised light

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(b) Changing the direction of polarised light

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(c) Do not allow plane polarised light to pass through

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(d) None of the above

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When the plane-polarised light passes through certain substance, the plane of polarisation of the light is rotated about the direction of propagation of light through a certain angle.
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