Question

how to identify whether it is dextro or leavo optical isomerism

Answer 1

if we pas light through a crystal if the light bend toward right or then its dextro and if toward left then its levo

Answer 2

the prefix dextro comes from the Latin word Dexter. ..... the prefix levo comes from the Latin word leavo. it means " on the left side" or "to the left side". we see these terms when we talk about chiral molecules rotating the plan of polarized light