Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
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Chapter 24 - Sections 24.1-24.6 - Exercises - Cumulative Problems - Page 1127: 66a

Answer

Orange; 615 nm

Work Step by Step

Because the color of the solution is blue, we can deduce that orange light is absorbed since orange is the complementary color to blue. The color orange ranges from 580 to 650 nm, so we can estimate the approximate wavelength as 615 nm.
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