Radiation of wavelength 268 nm passed through 1.5 mm of a solution that contained benzene in a transparent solvent at a concentration of 0.080 mol dm-3 . The intensity of the radiation is reduced to 22 per cent of its initial value (so T = 0.22). (a) Calculate the absorbance and the molar absorption coefficient of the benzene. (b) What would be the transmittance through a cell of thickness 3.0 mm?

Radiation of wavelength 268 nm passed through 1.5 mm of a solution that contained benzene in a transparent solvent at a concentration of 0.080 mol dm-3 . The intensity of the radiation is reduced to 22 per cent of its initial value (so T = 0.22). (a) Calculate the absorbance and the molar absorption coefficient of the benzene. (b) What would be the transmittance through a cell of thickness 3.0 mm?

Fundamentals Of Analytical Chemistry

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Chapter24: Introduction To Spectrochemical Methods

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