Spectrophotometer Virtual Lab: Absorbance and Concentration
In this virtual lab, we show how a spectrophotometer is used to determine the absorbance and concentration of a solution.
Topics
- spectrophotometer
- absorbance
- concentration
- spectrum
- light
- entering light
- exiting light
- Beer-Lambert law
- wavelength
- solution
- cuvette
- blank
- blank cuvette
- zeroing
- sample cuvette
- dilution
- diluted sample
- instrument
- lab equipment
- protocol
- best-fit line
- standard curve
- standard
- linear range
- molar absorptivity constant
- scatter plot
- transmission