Questions and Assignments
Use the tools and the concepts learned so far to discuss and determine answers to the following questions:
- What is the Beer-Lambert Law? How is it expressed in an equation?
- Define the molar absorptivity of a chemical medium.
- How is the intensity of transmitted light affected by the molar absorptivity of the medium?
- How does the path length affect the absorbance of transmitted light?
- How would increasing concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases affect the absorbance of sunlight?