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A method to measure how much a chemical substance absorbs light by measuring the intensity of light as a beam of light passes through sample solution.

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When making a calibration curve, do we have to use the wavelength at maximum absorbance?

No it doesn’t. Measurements can in principle be made at any wavelength. If there are two colored specimens in the same solution, it is actually better to measure at the wavelength where the differenc …
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