Sentence:  It was possible to make estimates of the quantum yield by observing the extent of reduction of a uranyl oxalate actinometer solution illuminated for a known <WSD>time</WSD> in a typical reaction cell and making appropriate conversions based on the differences in the absorption spectra of uranyl oxalate and of chlorine , and considering the spectral distribution of the light source . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something