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which spectroscopy or emission technique should be used?

Which technique would be best to use to distinguish between a solution of sodium chloride and magnesium chloride?

IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Microwave spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, Atomic emission spectroscopy?

Please explain thank you
Reply 1
What do you think?
Reply 2
I'm not even at degree yet but know I'd guess Atomic emission. That said I did a summer uni project and we used as AAS which was used to measure metal ions. The postdoc said it was like doing quantitive flame tests and a flame test would definitely tell sodium and magnesium chlorides apart.
Original post by alow
What do you think?


Atomic emission?
You could use nmr if you really wanted to, but yes atomic emission is the way to go.

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