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Does absorbance increase or decrease as the solution concentration of the substance increase?
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∙ 11y ago
The light is absorbed at a specific wavelength and this is because the electrons in the chemical bonds only absorb certain wavelengths of light. So, more concentration, more bonds and more electrons to absorb the light.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoAs concentration increases the number of solvated molecules increases. Absobance occurs when a molecule of solute is struck by a photon and is absorbed. By having more molecules confined in the same amount of volume, the chance a molecule is struck by a photon increases. Therefore increasing the solutions concentration will certainly increase absorbance.
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∙ 12y agoI think you meant, "absorbance increases when concentration increases". And that is so, because the more particles you have in a solution, the more they will absorb.
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∙ 11y agoyes
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