Calculate the extinction coefficient of each peak if the measurements were made for a sample concentration of 12.8 µM in a cuvette with a path length of 1 cm. State any assumptions you need to make for the calculations and show your calculations clearly   λ (nm) Absorbance 260 3.086 280 1.967 420 0.601

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Calculate the extinction coefficient of each peak if the measurements were made for a sample concentration of 12.8 µM in a cuvette with a path length of 1 cm.

State any assumptions you need to make for the calculations and show your calculations clearly

 

λ (nm)

Absorbance

260

3.086

280

1.967

420

0.601

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