what is the relationship between percent transmittance and the color of the solutions what is the relationship between percent transmittance and the color of the solutions what is the relationship between percent transmittance and the color of the solutions Solution A) The percent transmittance is defined as the amount of light that passes through a sample. The percent transmittance and absorbance are related by the following equation: Absorbance = -log (percent transmittance/100). Higher absorbance is directly proportional to lower transmittance. A measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation is known as absorbance. ( i.e. the colour of solution - a substance show colour when it transit light and the substance which do not transmit any light they appear black. ) B) The basic relationship is between absorbance and concentration A = ebc ... where A = absorbance, e = molar absorptivity, b = path length, c = concentration in moles per liter Transmittance (T) = percent T / 100 A = log (1/T) or A = 2 - log(%T) 10^A = 1/T T = 10^-A %T = 100(10^-A) .