Describes the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by matter
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Derive a formula that describes the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by matter. Assume that the material contains n atoms per square meter and each atom has a cross sectional area of s. Use No for the number of particles or radiation intensity incident on a unit area. Use N for the number which remain in the radiation beam after traversing a section of the material of thickness x.
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The expert describes the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by matter. The Beer-Lambert law is examined.
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This is usually referred as Beer-Lambert law:
Io is the intensity entering the sample at z=0, Iz is the intensity ...
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