Title: flame photometry
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - flame photometry
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.F02412
Status: current

Definition
The use of emission spectroscopy in the ultraviolet and visible regions to identify and estimate the amounts of various elements which are excited in a flame, an arc or high voltage spark.

Related Terms
- spectroscopy: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/S05848
- ultraviolet: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/UT07492
- visible: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/VT07496

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2188 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

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Citation: Citation: 'flame photometry' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.F02412
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