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In an experiment, why would the concentration of a sampledecrease when changing the wavelength for a spectrophotometer from235 nm to 280 nm?


This is just a general question, I would like to know why theabsorbance peak would be higher at a wavelength of 235nm ratherthan at 280nm. Is this normal? or could it an experimetnalerror?

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If I understand your question correctly then you want to askthat why the absorbance not the concentration of a sampledecreases when we change the wavelength from 235 nm to 280 nmThis change in absorbance is attributed to several factors whichare given below1 The absorbance of a particular solution depends upon theidentity of compound present in    See Answer
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