Beer's Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Beer–Lambert_law
gptkb:Beer–Lambert–Bouguer_law
gptkbp:appliesTo absorption spectroscopy
gptkbp:assumes monochromatic light
homogeneous solution
no fluorescence or phosphorescence
no scattering of light
gptkbp:describes attenuation of light
gptkbp:form A = εlc
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:August_Beer
gptkb:Pierre_Bouguer
gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Lambert
1852
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beer's Law
gptkbp:limitation chemical interactions
high concentrations
instrumental deviations
gptkbp:location A is absorbance
c is concentration
l is path length
ε is molar absorptivity
gptkbp:relatedTo optical density
spectrophotometry
transmittance
absorbance
gptkbp:usedIn analytical chemistry
biochemistry
environmental science
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beer's_Law_Lab
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7