Beer–Lambert law (colorimetry)

Change the concentration and path length to see the absorbance and the light transmitted.

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What is a calibration curve?

A graph of absorbance against known concentrations. Read an unknown sample's concentration from its absorbance.

What formula does it use?

A = εcl; transmittance = 10^(−A).

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