Imminent Polarimeter for Vitamin C Testing

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Student builds chemical purity tester using LEGO bricks

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An undergraduate physics student from the Ateneo de Manila University built an improvised polarimeter that can optically assess the purity of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and other chiral substances.

The device has potential applications in classrooms as a learning tool, and may pave the way for more cost-effective means to monitor the quality of consumer products.

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