Percent Copper in Brass (Spectrometer)

Students use a spectrometer to create a Beer's law plot of known copper solution concentrations from which the unknown percent of copper in a brass sample can be determined.

Grade Level: Advanced PlacementHigh School

Subject: Chemistry

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