This document discusses spectrophotometry, which is a method to quantitatively analyze how much light of a particular wavelength is absorbed by a chemical substance. It describes the basic design of a spectrophotometer, which uses a light source, monochromator to separate wavelengths, and photodetector. There are two main types: single beam, which measures light intensity before and after the sample, and double beam, which splits light into a sample and reference beam. Spectrophotometry has applications in fields like chemistry, biochemistry, and medicine to determine unknown concentrations and properties of solutions.