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131Specific strength — The specific strength is a material strength divided by its density. It is expressed in newton metres per kilogram, and is used for tensile strength as for compressive strength. It is sometimes known as the strength to weight ratio. Materials… …
132Specific rotation — The specific rotation of a chemical compound [α] is defined as the observed angle of optical rotation α when plane polarized light is passed through a sample with a path length of 1 decimeter and a sample concentration of 1 gram per 1 deciliter.… …
