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Transmission to Absorbance Conversion Calculator

Absorbance measures the amount of light absorbed by a material at a particular wavelength, and is a unitless quantity typically denoted by the symbol "A". Transmission, on the other hand, represents the fraction of incident light that passes through a material without being absorbed or scattered, and is expressed as a decimal. The formulas to convert between the two values are as follows:

A = -log10(T) T = 10-A
To use the calculator, enter either absorbance or transmittance and the other will be automatically calculated.




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MLA

"Quest Calculate™ Transmission to Absorbance Conversion Calculator." AAT Bioquest, Inc.25 Apr2025https://www.aatbio.com/tools/quick-calculator/transmission-absorbance-conversion-calculator.

APA

AAT Bioquest, Inc. (2025April 25). Quest Calculate™ Transmission to Absorbance Conversion Calculator. AAT Bioquest. https://www.aatbio.com/tools/quick-calculator/transmission-absorbance-conversion-calculator.
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