Question

Which of the following is not the requirement of a good flame in flame photometer?

(a) Liquid sample must be evaporated to form solid residue

(b) Solid residue must decompose to form atoms

(c) Atoms must be produced such that they have the ability to get excited to higher states

(d) Atoms must be produced such that they are in stable state

The question was asked in my homework.

Enquiry is from Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy topic in division Colorimetry and Spectrometry of Analytical Instrumentation

Answer 1

Correct answer is (d) Atoms must be produced such that they are in stable state

The explanation is: Atoms must be produced such that they have the ability to get excited to higher states. These atoms in higher states return to ground state with the emission of photons.