Chemistry

Chemistry

Problem

For a particular compound in a 1.00\,cm cuvette, the molar absorptivity is 1.50×104 M−1 cm−11.50\times10^{4}\,\text{M}^{-1}\,\text{cm}^{-1} at 520\,nm and 0.80×104 M−1 cm−10.80\times10^{4}\,\text{M}^{-1}\,\text{cm}^{-1} at 480\,nm. By what factor would the measured absorbance change if the analyst accidentally records the spectrum at 480\,nm instead of 520\,nm, keeping concentration and path length unchanged?

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