Definition of absorption coefficient

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absorption coefficient

The term 'absorption coefficient' as it applies to the area of carbon dioxide can be defined as ' A measure of the amount of radiant energy, incident normal to a planar surface, that is absorbed per unit distance or unit mass of a substance'.

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