The drug Tolbutamine (molar mass = 270) has a molar absorptivity of 703 at 262 nm. One tablet is dissolved in water and diluted to a volume of 2L. If the resulting solution (taken in a cell of 1 cm) exhibits an absorbance equal to 0.687 at 262 nm, how many grams Tolbutamine are contained in the tablet?

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The drug Tolbutamine (molar mass = 270) has a molar absorptivity of 703 at 262 nm.
One tablet is dissolved in water and diluted to a volume of 2L. If the resulting solution
(taken in a cell of 1 cm) exhibits an absorbance equal to 0.687 at 262 nm, how many
grams Tolbutamine are contained in the tablet?

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