A(n)____________________ Is a Horizontal Board Supported by Two Stakes Usually

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Essay

A(n)____________________ is a horizontal board supported by two stakes usually placed at regular intervals across a trench or at the corner of a building foundation.

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Definitions:

Polarimeter Tube

A component of a polarimeter used to measure the rotation of polarized light as it passes through an optically active substance.

Polarized Light

Light waves in which the vibrations occur in a single plane.

Racemic Mixture

A mixture containing equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule, showing no optical activity as a whole.

Enantiomers

Stereoisomers that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed, differing in the configuration around one or more chiral centers.