A blue color glass optical filter is 2.0 mm thick plate which absorb 99% of the red light intensity at 700 nm. What is the filter transmittance in relative units? The answer is 0.01 Please explain and show work for the given answer.

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A blue color glass optical filter is 2.0 mm thick plate which absorb 99% of the red light intensity at 700 nm.
What is the filter transmittance in relative units?
The answer is 0.01
Please explain and show work for the given answer.
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