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How do scientists determine metal composition?

Updated: 10/18/2022
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Cheezman100

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one method is to digest the metal using an acid and then use atomic absorption spectroscopy to determine which metal and how much of that metal is present in the solution. You can then work backwards to determine how much of a particular metal was in your sample (you need to know how much metal was used to make the solution).

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