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| cfastie | "I'm not sure burning paper or wood are hot enough to cause the atomic emission of elements like sodium. The doublet emission lines of sodium are pr..." | Read more » | almost 5 years ago | |||
| JSummers | "I believe the yellow color you see when burning wood or paper is the atomic emission from sodium ions in the material. It is the same color you se..." | Read more » | almost 5 years ago | |||
| Ag8n | "There are a number of emission spectra used with the spectrometer. As an example, the instrument is calibrated with the emission spectrum from a ..." | Read more » | almost 5 years ago |