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Path Length

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

Definition

In chemistry, path length refers to the distance that light travels through a sample in a spectrophotometer. It's usually measured in centimeters.

AP course connection

Topic 3.13: 3.13 Beer-Lambert Law

Unit 3

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