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Difference between cirvular dichroism and circular birefringence

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Circular Dichroism. =. , an absorption spectroscopy, uses circularly polarized light to investigate structural aspects of optically active chiral media. It is mostly used to study biological molecules, their structure, and interactions with metals and other molecules.

Circular Birefringence. If a linearly polarized light passes through a chiral media, for example a solution of chiral molecules, the polarization plane of the incident light will be rotated. This is called circular birefringence or optical rotation.