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spark spectrum

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noun

Physics.
  1. a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric spark, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the spark passes.


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Gallium is best detected by means of its spark spectrum, which gives two violet lines of wave length 4171 and 4031.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

The salts of praseodymium are green in colour, and give a characteristic spark spectrum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

The salts have a faint pink colour, and show a faint absorption spectrum; the spark spectrum is brilliant and well characterized.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

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