A solution of a dye has absorbance when measured in a 1.00 cm cuvette
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Problem
A solution of a dye has absorbance A when measured in a 1.00 cm cuvette. If the path length is doubled while the concentration is simultaneously halved, what happens to the absorbance?
(a) It increases by a factor of 2.
(b) It decreases by a factor of 2.
(c) It remains the same.
(d) It increases by a factor of 4.