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Standard curve

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

A graph of known concentrations versus measured absorbance values, used to determine the concentration of an unknown solution by comparing its absorbance to the curve.

AP course connection

Topic 3.13: 3.13 Beer-Lambert Law

Unit 3

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