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Colorimetric analysis

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

An analytical technique that measures the concentration of a substance in solution by determining the amount of light absorbed at a specific wavelength, based on the color intensity of the solution.

AP course connection

Topic 3.13: 3.13 Beer-Lambert Law

Unit 3

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