Flame Emission Spectroscopy

• What is another name for flame emission spectroscopy?

  Flame photometry
• When metal ions are heated, they emit light with wavelengths specific to the particular metal
• The flame test can accurately identify metals with similar flame colors.

  False
• Steps to identify metal ions using flame emission spectroscopy

  1️⃣ Heat the sample

  2️⃣ Light is emitted

  3️⃣ Spectroscope detects wavelengths

  4️⃣ Compare line spectrum to standards
• Each metal ion produces a unique pattern of wavelengths
• The intensity of the lines in a line spectrum indicates the concentration of the metal ion.
• What is the main advantage of flame emission spectroscopy over the flame test?

  Identifies multiple ions
• When a sample contains multiple metal ions, the line spectrum shows the lines for all of them in a combined pattern
• Flame emission spectroscopy can be used to calculate the concentration of metal ions in a solution.
• What are the three main benefits of instrumental methods like flame emission spectroscopy?

  Accurate, sensitive, fast
• Instrumental methods can detect even tiny amounts of a substance
• Instrumental methods are often automated to increase speed and efficiency.