Flame

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013110",
  "term": "Flame",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A hot, luminous gas produced by the combustion of a fuel and an oxidant, used in atomic spectroscopy as a medium for atomization and excitation. In techniques like flame atomic absorption or emission spectroscopy, a liquid sample is nebulized and introduced into the flame, where the solvent evaporates and the analyte is converted into free atoms. The temperature of the flame, which depends on the fuel and oxidant gases used, ranges from approximately 1700 to 3200 °C.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 718 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/flame/"
}