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Samples are nebulized, undergo this process, and are then filtered through a skimmer cone in a technique that can detect metals at (20[1])part-per-trillion concentrations. This process is performed on samples in atomic emission spectroscopy using an ICP. In a common setup for (20[1])gas chromatography, (20[1])eluted (20[1])analytes undergo this process before being detected by an ionization (0[1])detector. The D lines of (*) sodium are filtered out using cobalt blue glass (10[1])in a technique that relies on this process, which first dips the sample in nichrome wire and produces a red color when performed (10[1])on lithium. (10[5])For 10 points, samples can be identified by performing what process in a device named for Robert Bunsen? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: combustion [or burning or becoming a fire or becoming a plasma or becoming a flame; accept flame ionization detector or flame test; accept ionization until read; prompt on oxidation] (The first line refers to ICP-MS.)
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