Barometric Pressure: 74.

91 cmHg
Room Temperature: 24.9 oC
Length of Polarimeter tube (dm): 1 dm
Concentration of the Sucrose solution (% w/v): 20% w/v
Concentration of the Sucrose Solution (g/mL): 0.2 g/mL
Table ? Angular Rotation of Water and Sucrose Solution (20 % w/v)
Angular
Tial 1
Trial 2
Trial 3
Rotation
Water
0
0
0
o
o
Sucrose
+ 81.4
+ 81.4
+ 81.4 o
Solution

Average
0S
+ 81.4

Table ? shows the angular rotation of water as standard and the sucrose as
the sample in three trials. The water did not showed an angular rotation having a 0
average while the sucrose solution of 20% w/v in concentration showed an average
of + 81.4 o
Computations
Specific Rotation of Sucrose

[ ] td=

Cl
o

[ ] d=

+82.6
g
0.2
(1 dm)
ml

[ ] td=+ 413o
The monograph specification for the specific rotation of sucrose is not let
than + 66o and not more than + 67o. Based on our computation it shows that
+ 413o is not in the range of the monograph specification it is for the reason
of having some external factors affecting the results such as impurities and
change in temperature.