A copper (II) sulfate solution of unknown concentration is placed in a colorimeter and an absorbance reading of 0.46 is recorded. Using the same solution cell, a 0.055 M of copper (II) sulfate gives an absorbance reading of 0.34. What is the concentration of the first solution?   A. 0.041 mol dm-3   B. 8.60 x10-3 mol dm-3   C. 0.35 mol dm-3   D. 0.074 mol mol dm-3

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A copper (II) sulfate solution of unknown concentration is placed in a colorimeter and an absorbance reading of 0.46 is recorded. Using the same solution cell, a 0.055 M of copper (II) sulfate gives an absorbance reading of 0.34. What is the concentration of the first solution?

  A.

0.041 mol dm-3

  B.

8.60 x10-3 mol dm-3

  C.

0.35 mol dm-3

  D.

0.074 mol mol dm-3

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