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Spectrometry. The absorbance A of a solution is defined as
A = log10(I0/I)
in which I0 is the incident-light intensity and I is the transmitted-light intensity. The absorbance is related to the molar absorption coefficient (extinction coefficient) ε (in M–1 cm–1), concentration c (in M), and path length l (in cm) by
A = εlc
The absorption coefficient of myoglobin at 580 nm is 15,000 M–1 cm–1. What is the absorbance of a 1 mg ml–1 solution across a 1-cm path? What percentage of the incident light is transmitted by this solution?