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3.13 Beer-Lambert Law
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A student determines the concentration of an unknown solution of \(\text{CuSO}_4\text{(aq)}\) using a spectrophotometer set to a wavelength of \(635\text{ nm}\). First, the student measures the absorbance of a \(2.0 \times 10^{-3}\text{ M}\) standard \(\text{CuSO}_4\text{(aq)}\) solution in a cuvette with a path length of \(0.50\text{ cm}\), obtaining an absorbance of \(0.20\). Next, the student measures the absorbance of the unknown \(\text{CuSO}_4\text{(aq)}\) solution in a standard cuvette with a path length of \(1.0\text{ cm}\) and records an absorbance of \(0.60\). Based on these data, what is the molar concentration of the unknown \(\text{CuSO}_4\text{(aq)}\) solution?

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