A student gets fingerprints on a cuvette before using it to determine the concentration of a colored — Laboratory Chemistry Question
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A student gets fingerprints on a cuvette before using it to determine the concentration of a colored species using its known extinction coefficient. What is the effect on the absorbance and reported concentration?
A.
absorbance: increased, reported concentration: too low
B.✓ Correct
absorbance: increased, reported concentration: too high
C.
absorbance: decreased, reported concentration: too low
D.
absorbance: decreased, reported concentration: too high
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