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Burning chemicals reveals their deepest elemental secrets
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Every element has a unique light signature, which means everything can be identified if you heat it enough. Spectrometers analyze the specific wavelengths of light emitted or absorbed by a substance, acting like a cosmic barcode scanner. It is the ultimate snitch for chemists trying to figure out what you poisoned the water with.
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