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Theoretical and practical aspects of flame emission spectroscopy

When excited by an external source of energy, such as a flame, an electric arc, or a spark, the electrons of the atoms in their ground states are excited to more energetic states and, when they return to their lower energy states, they emit photons. The use of this physical process for quantitative...

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Main Authors: Andrade, João Carlos de, Baccan, Nivaldo
Format: Online
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2024
Subjects:
Atomic emission spectroscopy
Flame photometry
Boltzmann distribution law
Atomization and ionization
Analytical instrumentation
Interferents
Parameters and variables
Experiments
Espectroscopia de emisión atómica
Fotometría de llama
Ley de distribución de Boltzmann
Atomización e ionización
Instrumentación analítica
Interferentes
Parámetros y variables
Experimentos
Espectroscopia de emissão atômica
Fotometria de chama
Lei de distribuição de Boltzmann
Atomização e ionização
Instrumentação analítica
Parâmetros e variáveis
Online Access:https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/chemkeys/article/view/20043
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Summary:When excited by an external source of energy, such as a flame, an electric arc, or a spark, the electrons of the atoms in their ground states are excited to more energetic states and, when they return to their lower energy states, they emit photons. The use of this physical process for quantitative analytical purposes is known as atomic emission spectroscopy. If a flame is used as the energy source, it is called flame atomic emission spectroscopy, or simply flame photometry. The physical processes involved are very rapid because the lifetimes of the excited states are short. Despite this, they can still be used in educational experiments in teaching laboratories of general chemistry and analytical chemistry. Modern emission spectroscopy equipment is currently widely used in geochemistry and mineralogy, water and mineral analysis, soil, plant, and fertilizer analysis, biochemistry, and medicine. In industry, it is routinely used for the quality control of reagents and other products, such as metal alloys, glass, cement, and ceramics. In this paper, the characteristics, uses, and limitations of flame atomic emission spectroscopy as an analytical technique are presented simply and straightforwardly, and well-known educational experiments are used to illustrate the theory. Throughout the text, some highlighted questions are given to encourage the reader to seek answers in the literature.
ISSN:2595-7430

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