Calibration of a spectrophotometer using a series of green dye containing solutions provides a set of data which follows the Beer-Lambert Law,with a trendline of y = 1.398 × 10³x (y-axis = absorbance,x-axis = molar concentration).What is the molar concentration of a solution with an absorbance of 0.8427?

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To find the molar concentration (x) for an absorbance (y) of 0.8427 using the given trendline equation y = 1.398 × 10^1 x, rearrange the equation to solve for x: x = y / (1.398 × 10^1). Substituting the given absorbance value, x = 0.8427 / 13.98 = 0.6028 M.

Calibration of a Spectrophotometer Using a Series of Green Dye