(c) If the student mixed 10 mL of distilled water with 10 mL of the sample, would this diluted solution have anabsorbance greater than, less than or equal to the absorbance of the original solution? Justify your answer.

The diluted solution have an absorbance less than the original solution

Explanation:

As you can see in the graph, the absorbance of a substance is directly proportional to the concentration of the substance (Lambert-Beer law). That means a solution more concentrated than another will have an absorbannce greater than the more diluted solution.

In the problem, you are diluting the original sample by the addition of 10mL of distilled water, that means,

water   molecules stay close to each other through cohesion, the collective action of hydrogen bonds between water molecules. cohesion plants draw water upwards from the root through the stem's transport tubes (xylem) to the leaf. this transport occurs even in large trees and against gravity. transpiration, evaporation of water from plant leaves, creates a tension on water molecules being pulled up from the stem and roots.

water also has high (the attraction of one substance to another) properties because of its polar nature. adhesion of water molecules to plant cell walls counteract gravity while water is transported from roots to leaves.

water exhibits a very high surface tension when compared to other liquids. surface tension is a property of a liquid that holds the surface together and allows it to resist an external force. by capillary action, the water forms concave menisci inside the pores. the high surface tension of water pulls the concavity outwards, generating enough force to lift water from the roots to the leaves of plants.

thus, cohesion, along with adhesion and surface tension creates a capillary action that keeps water molecules interacting and moving through the plants out to the leaf cells.

therefore, option d) is the correct answer.

explanation:

a c d and f

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