Meaning & use
spectrophotometry
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A scientific technique for measuring how much light a substance absorbs or transmits at different wavelengths.
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The lab used spectrophotometry to determine the concentration of the solution.
Spectrophotometry allows chemists to identify substances based on their light-absorbing properties.
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Widely used in chemistry, biology, and environmental science to analyze samples quantitatively.
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