A solution containing 1.00 mg ion (as the thiocyanate complex) in 100 mL was observed to transmit 70 % of the incident light compared to an appropriate blank.  (a) What is the absorbance of this solution at this wavelength?  (b) What fraction of light would be transmitted by a solution of iron four times as concentrated?

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 A solution containing 1.00 mg ion (as the thiocyanate complex) in 100 mL was observed to transmit 70 % of the incident light compared to an appropriate blank. 

(a) What is the absorbance of this solution at this wavelength? 

(b) What fraction of light would be transmitted by a solution of iron four times as concentrated?

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