What happpens to the combusted Argon gas from an ICP spectrometer?

Subject: What happpens to the combusted Argon gas from an ICP spectrometer?

Date: Fri Mar 27 15:53:33 1998
Posted by Michael Huie
Grade level: teacher/prof
School: Logan High School
City: Logan State/Province: UT
Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 891035613.Ch

Message:


An inductively coupled plasma spectrometer uses a RF generator to 
produce positive argon ions which then "burn" to produce temperatures 
of 10,000K.  What is the chemical reaction of this process and what 
becomes of the products of this reaction?

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