A student generates a calibration curve of absorbance versus concentration of Red Dye #40. The equation of the line (with an R-squared of 0.9976) is y = 36385x + 3.724x10 -5. If they found the absorbance of their unknown dye solution to be 0.6585 AU; what is the concentration?

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A student generates a calibration curve of absorbance versus concentration of Red Dye #40. The equation of the line (with an R-squared of 0.9976) is y = 36385x + 3.724x10 -5. If they found the absorbance of their unknown dye solution to be 0.6585 AU; what is the concentration?

 

 

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