atomic absorption spectroscopy
atomic absorption spectrometry
Definition of atomic absorption spectroscopy
: a method of spectroscopy that relies on the absorption of specific frequencies of light by atoms in order to identify the chemical composition of a sample To fully characterize the composition, we determined the Li, Na and Mn contents by atomic absorption spectroscopy after dissolving the sample in dilute hydrochloric acid. — Jaekook Kim, Nature, 20 Nov. 1997 —called also absorption spectroscopy
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First Known Use of atomic absorption spectroscopy
1957
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