Bouguer’s law

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bouguer–Lambert_law
gptkb:Lambert–Bouguer_law
gptkbp:appliesTo transmission of light through a medium
gptkbp:basisFor quantitative analysis of solutions
gptkbp:describes attenuation of light
gptkbp:explains exponential decrease of light intensity with distance
gptkbp:field gptkb:optics
physics
gptkbp:form I = I₀ e^{-αx}
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Pierre_Bouguer
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bouguer’s law
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Beer–Lambert_law
gptkbp:usedIn analytical chemistry
spectroscopy
gptkbp:variant I (intensity after passing through medium)
I₀ (initial intensity)
x (path length through medium)
α (absorption coefficient)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beer’s_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6