According to Beer’s law, which of the following is true?     If the absorbing species is the same, the absorbance will be the same regardless of the concentration.     The greater the concentration of an absorbing species, the lower the absorbance.     A solution with a concentration of 0.100 M will have a lower absorbance that one with 0.0500 M of the same absorbing species.     None of the above is true.

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According to Beer’s law, which of the following is true?

   

If the absorbing species is the same, the absorbance will be the same regardless of the concentration.

   

The greater the concentration of an absorbing species, the lower the absorbance.

   

A solution with a concentration of 0.100 M will have a lower absorbance that one with 0.0500 M of the same absorbing species.

   

None of the above is true.

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