Chemist no. 253 of 350 · Analytical
Robert Bunsen
1811-1899Germany
Bunsen burner; spectroscopy; discovered Cs and Rb
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Robert Bunsen: The Burner, the Spectroscope and Two New Elements
How Robert Bunsen's burner, flame spectroscopy with Kirchhoff and the discovery of caesium and rubidium work. Flame colours, equations and exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.
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Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811-1899): The Teacher and Experimenter of Heidelberg
Life of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811-1899), German chemist of the Bunsen burner, spectroscopy and the discovery of caesium and rubidium. Timeline, facts, lessons.
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Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.
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- Friedrich Stromeyerdoctoral
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