The transmittance of a solution measured at 590 nm in a 1.5-cm cuvette was 76.2%. (a) What is the corresponding absorbance? (b) If the concentration is 0.0802 M, what is the absorptivity of this species at this wavelength? (c) If the absorptivity is 10,000 L mol-1 cm-1, what is the concentration?

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The transmittance of a solution measured at 590 nm in a 1.5-cm cuvette was 76.2%.

(a) What is the corresponding absorbance?
(b) If the concentration is 0.0802 M, what is the absorptivity of this species at this wavelength?

(c) If the absorptivity is 10,000 L mol-1 cm-1, what is the concentration?

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