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What is the origin of color in inorganic materials?
What is the origin of color in inorganic materials?
What type of solutions absorb some wavelengths and emit others?
What type of solutions absorb some wavelengths and emit others?
What type of materials have functional groups with unsaturated linkage that cause color?
What type of materials have functional groups with unsaturated linkage that cause color?
According to the basic law of colorimetry, which portions of light can be neglected?
According to the basic law of colorimetry, which portions of light can be neglected?
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What is the relation between the concentration of a solution and the intensity of incident light in colorimetry?
What is the relation between the concentration of a solution and the intensity of incident light in colorimetry?
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What is the main characteristic of dark solutions?
What is the main characteristic of dark solutions?
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What is the relationship between transmittance (T) and absorbance (A) of a solution?
What is the relationship between transmittance (T) and absorbance (A) of a solution?
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What does the Beer-Lambert law tell us about the absorption of light by a solution?
What does the Beer-Lambert law tell us about the absorption of light by a solution?
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How does the concentration of absorbing molecules affect the absorbance of light according to Beer's law?
How does the concentration of absorbing molecules affect the absorbance of light according to Beer's law?
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What is the unit of molar absorptivity (Ԑ) for a substance?
What is the unit of molar absorptivity (Ԑ) for a substance?
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What is a characteristic of molar absorptivity (Ԑ) at an absorption maximum for a species?
What is a characteristic of molar absorptivity (Ԑ) at an absorption maximum for a species?
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What is the effect of increasing path length on the absorbance of light in a solution?
What is the effect of increasing path length on the absorbance of light in a solution?
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How does the molar absorptivity (Ԑ) affect the sensitivity of a colormetric method?
How does the molar absorptivity (Ԑ) affect the sensitivity of a colormetric method?
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What does 'concentration' refer to in the context of absorption of light?
What does 'concentration' refer to in the context of absorption of light?
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What is the relationship between absorbance (A) and concentration (c) according to Beer's law?
What is the relationship between absorbance (A) and concentration (c) according to Beer's law?
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