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Normalized absorbance/transmittance definition [closed]

In the absorption spectroscopy we can calculate transmittance $T$ of a given sample by comparing how the intensity of the incident beam $I_{0}$ is decreased with the distance (Lambert-Beer Law). $A = -...
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What is the effect of applied magnetic field on absorption spectrum?

Upon application of a weak magnetic field, a line in the microwave absorption spectrum of rigid rotor splits into $3$ lines. The quantum number $(J)$ of the rotational energy level from which the ...
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What is the relationship between emission and fluorescence?

A molecule exposed to a photon with some energy is put into an excited state, and emits a photon of some energy when it returns to ground state. The photon that provided the energy for excitation ...
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Is UV-Vis absorption polarization dependent ? Why?

Consider molecule of interest be dissolved in a solvent (and this molecule has absorption in the visible region). We are using a broadband visible light source say tungsten lamp. This light passed ...
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