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===Meaning===
[[File:FlameEmissionSpectroscopy.png|right|300px|thumb|The [[Line Spectrum|line spectra]] from the '''flame emission spectroscopy''' of several [[metal]]s.]]
'''Flame emission spectroscopy''' is a technique for identifying [[metal]]s in a [[Metal Compound|metal ]] [[compound]].
===About Flame Emission Spectroscopy===
: '''Flame emission spectroscopy''' is an advanced version of the [[Flame Test]]s and uses a [[Spectroscope]] to separate the colours into a [[spectrum]].
: When [[White Light|white light]] passes through a [[Spectroscope]] the colours are split into a [[spectrum]] (the rainbow). When [[Metal Compound|metal compounds]] burn they only produce certain colours so when this [[light]] is passed through a [[spectroscope]] in '''flame emission spectroscopy''' it produces very specific lines called a '[[Line Spectrum]]' instead of the broad [[spectrum]] seen from [[White Light|white light]].
: [[Metal]]s in a [[Metal Compound|metal ]] [[compound]] can be identified by comparing it to the [[Line Spectrum|line spectra]] of known [[metal]]s.