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Why is atomic emission more sensitive to flame instability than atomic absorption?

Provide four characteristics of inductively coupled plasma that make it suitable for atomic emission
spectroscopy

Explain what plasma is and how it is formed in the ICP torch.

Explain the function of each of the following components of an inductively coupled plasma-optical
emission spectrometer (ICP-OES).

Describe the basic difference between atomic emission and atomic fluorescence spectroscopy

Explain why chemical interferences are less common in ICP-OES than they are in flame AAS.

Explain how the argon plasma works as an atomization-excitation source in Inductively Coupled Plasma -
Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES).

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