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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 1014

Q1014

Halo-Cathode Lamp generally used for

A.
HPLC
B.
HPGC
C.
AAS
Answer
D.
CHNS Analyser

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
A hollow-cathode lamp (HCL) is the type of cold cathode lamp used in Physics and chemistry as a spectral line source. It is generally used for AAS i.e. Atomic Absorption Spectrometers.
An HCL consists of a glass tube containing a cathode, an anode and a buffer gas usually a noble gas.