Atomic absorption spectroscopy
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An atomic absorption spectrometer contains many components such as the radiation source, atomizer, focusing lenses, monochromator, detector, amplifier, signal processor, and finally, the sample. However, the most crucial parts of this instrument are the radiation source and atomizer. Radiation sources in spectrometers are what excite the atoms in the provided sampl