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If we were to do spectroscopy in a chemistry lab, the device that we use is called a spectrometer.
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And a spectrometer has four main components that allows us to detect different what we call spectra of light and spectra of samples.
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So the first component is an electromagnetic radiation source.
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That would be a light source, something like maybe a uv light or x -ray or something like that.
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It could also be visible light if you really wanted it to be.
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There's also a device to separate wavelength.
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So something maybe like a prism that would show us basically the rainbow visible light.
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There's also our sample.
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Our liquid sample may be something like a clear liquid that we could use to put into our spectrometer.
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And then finally there's what we call a light detector that shows us how, the spectra of light can be produced and how we would see a chemical reaction.
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Now, this is a very rudimentary drawing of the components of a spectrometer.
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In a lab, you wouldn't see these individual components.
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It would be essentially like a machine where you put your sample in or you can visualize the spectra.
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But for purposes of understanding the components, this is a great diagram...