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| − | In spectroscopy, absorbance is the amount of light absorbed by the sample at any specific wavelength. The intensity of a band in absorbance units is directly proportional | + | In spectroscopy, absorbance is the amount of light absorbed by the sample at any specific wavelength. The intensity of a band in absorbance units is directly proportional to the concentration of sample responsible for the absorption band at that wavelength. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 18 April 2022
Description
In spectroscopy, absorbance is the amount of light absorbed by the sample at any specific wavelength. The intensity of a band in absorbance units is directly proportional to the concentration of sample responsible for the absorption band at that wavelength.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Absorption (Deut.); absorbance (Fr.);
Resources and Citations
M.Derrick, D.Stulik, J.Landry, Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation Science, In Scientific Tools for Conservation series, Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1999.