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Title: Molar absorptivity values
Post by: Summdogg on June 10, 2004, 12:17:23 AM
Why is there a difference in molar absorption values in liquid and gas phases for the same species?
Title: Re:Molar absorptivity values
Post by: gregpawin on June 11, 2004, 11:02:19 AM
I'm not sure if there's a real meaning or relationship to their absorbtivity and their state of matter.  When they're liquid or a gas, they simply interact with light differently and give different absorption values, even though they're the same material.