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Understanding Beer-Lambert Law

Basic Concepts

Key principles:

  • Absorbance
  • Transmittance
  • Path length
  • Concentration

Parameters

Important factors:

  • Extinction coefficient
  • Molar absorptivity
  • Sample matrix
  • Wavelength

Limitations

Common issues:

  • High concentrations
  • Stray light
  • Chemical interactions
  • Temperature effects

Applications

Uses in chemistry:

  • Quantitative analysis
  • Kinetics studies
  • Quality control
  • Research methods

Advanced Topics

Special cases:

  • Deviations from linearity
  • Matrix effects
  • Multiple components
  • Baseline corrections

Essential Beer-Lambert Formulas

Beer-Lambert Law

A = εbc

Transmittance

T = I/I₀ = 10⁻ᴬ

Concentration

c = A/(εb)