How Do You Convert Transmittance to Absorbance?

[Chaz32621]

1. A solution exhibits 58.8 of %Trasmittance value. Convert this value to absorbance. Report with Three significant figures.




Not sure how to do this?? Do I subtract 100 percent from 58.8 I have no clue what to do lol..

 

[Borek]

Check definitions of both.

 

[Chaz32621]

ahhh found it I actually found a table for it but I am still lost in how to do the math for it lol