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  • Mar 11, 2009, 02:55 AM
    help09
    Absorbance from UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
    I wonder if in a quantitative analysis, the absorbance measured by UV-VIS spectrophotometer should be lower than 1 Abs as I was told many years ago(Beer's&Lambert's Law) or it can be much higher up to 3 Abs because of the high tecnology of instrument in these days. If the linearity test from more than 10 concentrations of Potassium dichromate solutions(0-3 Abs) was aceptable, can I measure the high absorbance of other solutions without any verifications or validations by using that specific substances instead of Potassium dichromate.
  • Mar 11, 2009, 03:01 AM
    Perito

    The answer to your question is, "yes". Most newer UV-VIS spectrometers can be used for quantitative analysis even in high-absorbance situations. Their electronics are fine enough that the absorbance can be measured accurately.

    It is still optimal, however, to keep the absorbance below 1.

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