10: Atomic Emission Spectrometry
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- 10.1: Emission Spectroscopy Based on Flame and Plasma Sources
- Atomic emission occurs when a valence electron in a higher energy atomic orbital returns to a lower energy atomic orbital. In this section we consider three popular sources for generating atomic emission: flames, inductively coupled plasmas, and direct current plasmas.
- 10.2: Emission Spectroscopy Based on Arc and Spark Sources
- In this section we consider two additional techniques for achieving atomic emission: arc sources and spark sources.