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Subject:
Biochemistry
Category: Science > Chemistry Asked by: jackieblackie-ga List Price: $2.50 |
Posted:
30 Jul 2002 17:28 PDT
Expires: 29 Aug 2002 17:28 PDT Question ID: 47118 |
A standard glucose solution of 0.5mN concentration gives an absorbance of 0.35 and this lies on the linear part of the standard curve. What is the concentration in a sample giving an absorbance of 0.21? and if the above sample was from a solution of hydrolysed maltose, what would be the concentration of maltose? |
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Re: Biochemistry
From: jlchem-ga on 30 Jul 2002 17:49 PDT |
The only way to answer this question easily is if you tell us the path length of the detector. Once you have the path length, you can calculate the molar absorbtivity coefficient (or extinction coefficient) at any wavelength using the Beer-Lambert law: Absorbance = extinction coefficient * concentration * path length Once you have the molar absorbtivity coefficient for your first value on the standard curve, you can figure out the concentration of your sample giving an absorbance of 0.21 by plugging it into the equation and solving for concentration. Since maltose is a glucose dimer, the concentration of maltose would be total concentration - (1/2)glucose concentration I am assuming you have some way of telling what the initial concentration of maltose was. Enjoy. |
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Re: Biochemistry
From: ichorny-ga on 02 Aug 2002 18:37 PDT |
You don't need to know the path length. You know the different absorbance values .35 and .21 Absorbance = extinction coefficient * concentration * path length .35 = extinction coefficient * 0.5mN * path length .21 = extinction coefficient * X * path length .35/.21 = (extinction coefficient * 0.5mN * path length)/(extinction coefficient * X * path length) the extinction cooefficients and path lengths cancel out and you are left with a ratio .35/.21= .5mN/X Solve for X X = (.21*.5mN)/.35; |
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