Question

Define bathochromic shift and explain.

Answer 1

For an absorption peak starting at λmax = 550 nm, a shift to higher wavelength such as 650 nm is bathochromic, whereas a shift to lower wavelength such as 450 nm is hypsochromic.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Bathochromic shift (from Greek βαθύς bathys, "deep"; and χρῶμα chrōma, "color"; hence less common alternate spelling "bathychromic") is a change of spectral band position in the absorption, reflectance, transmittance, or emission spectrum of a molecule to a longer wavelength (lower frequency).