Flame Emission Spectroscopy
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Principle
- when a metallic salt is heated in a flame, the energy absorbed as heat excites one or more electrons into an excited state
- when the excited electrons return to the ground state, electromagnetic radiation is emitted. The wavelength of the radiation emitted are characteristic of the atom/ion under consideration
- each metal has its own characteristic emission spectra showing emission of radiation at characteristic wavelenths
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References
- Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. Teitz ed., W.B. Saunders, 1995
- Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, 19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1996, pg 57
