Chemically synthesized tartaric acid does not display this effect.
This effect is the basis for investigating the interactions between proteins and metals and the secondary and tertiary structures of proteins via circular dichroism. Using the model of an asymmetric tetrahedral carbon, van 't Hoff was one of the first to explain this effect. This effect is similar to the Faraday effect and is a type of birefringence. Molecules that exhibit this effect are classified as dextro- or levo- depending on whether this effect was right or left handed. Chemically synthesized tartaric acid does not display this effect. Only chiral molecules exhibit this effect that depends on polarization. For 10 points, name this effect in which light turns when it passes through an organic molecule.
This effect is the basis for investigating the interactions between proteins and metals and the secondary and tertiary structures of proteins via circular dichroism.
optical rotation [accept optical activity; I guess prompt on "chirality" before mention]