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When making a calibration curve, do we have to use the wavelength at maximum absorbance?
If you are making a calibration curve for $\ce{CuSO4}$ where you plot absorbance against concentration, does the wavelength have to be exactly at the maximum of the peak? Or can it be somewhere else ...
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What is the reason for the blue color of an ammoniated electron?
I am quoting a line from a book regarding reactivity of alkali metals with liquid ammonia.
The blue colour of the solution is due to the ammoniated electron which absorbs energy in the visible region ...
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