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Bunsen-Kirchhoff law

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Bun·​sen-Kirch·​hoff law | \ -ənˈkirˌkȯf-, -rkˌhȯf- \

Definition of Bunsen-Kirchhoff law

: a statement in spectroscopy: each chemical element has an emission spectrum of bright lines and an absorption spectrum of dark lines which are characteristic of the element

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History and Etymology for Bunsen-Kirchhoff law

after Robert Wilhelm Bunsen and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff †1887 German physicist, its formulators

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“Bunsen-Kirchhoff law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bunsen-Kirchhoff%20law. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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