A best-fit line for an absorbance-versus-concentration calibration curve shows an…

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Problem

A best-fit line for an absorbance-versus-concentration calibration curve shows an intercept of 0.082 rather than the expected 0.000. Describe one plausible experimental reason for this non-zero intercept.

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