.Why should absorbance be less than 2? Please explain in terms of light transmittance.

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1.Why should absorbance be less than 2? Please explain in terms of light transmittance.

2.Why is a linear calibration curve important?  Couldn't interpolation be used to predict values within the calibration range?

3.If the extinction coefficient can be calculated from a single absorbance measurement at a known concentration of a compound, why is a calibration curve necessary, even if the measured absorbance is below 1?

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