Difference between revisions of "Flame Emission Spectroscopy"

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The line spectra from the flame emission spectroscopy of several metals.

Flame emission spectroscopy is a technique for identifying metals in a metal compound.

Flame emission spectroscopy is an advanced version of the Flame Tests and uses a Spectroscope to separate the colours into a spectrum.

When white light passes through a Spectroscope the colours are split into a spectrum (the rainbow). When metal compounds burn they only produce certain colours so when this light is passed through a spectroscope in flame emission spectroscopy it produces very specific lines called a 'Line Spectrum' instead of the broad spectrum seen from white light.

Metals in a metal compound can be identified by comparing it to the line spectra of known metals.

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 : '''Flame emission spectroscopy''' is an advanced version of the [[Flame Test]]s and uses a [[Spectroscope]] to separate the colours into a [[spectrum]].
 : When [[White Light|white light]] passes through a [[Spectroscope]] the colours are split into a [[spectrum]] (the rainbow). When [[Metal Compound|metal compounds]] burn they only produce certain colours so when this [[light]] is passed through a [[spectroscope]] in '''flame emission spectroscopy''' it produces very specific lines called a '[[Emission Spectra|Line Spectrum]]' instead of the broad [[spectrum]] seen from [[White Light|white light]].
-: [[Metal]]s in a [[metal]] [[compound]] can be identified by comparing it to the [[Line Spectrum|line spectra]] of known [[metal]]s.
+: [[Metal]]s in a [[metal]] [[compound]] can be identified by comparing it to the [[Emission Spectra|line spectra]] of known [[metal]]s.