Using UV-visible Absorption Spectroscopy

This page takes a brief look at how UV-visible absorption spectra can be used to help identify compounds and to measure the concentrations of colored solutions. It assumes that you know how these spectra arise, and know what is meant by terms such as absorbance, molar absorptivity and lambda-max. You also need to be familiar with the Beer-Lambert Law.

Contributors and Attributions

Jim Clark (Chemguide.co.uk)