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EIGHTY–EIGHT chemical elements have been isolated. Their separation by chemical means is sometimes easy, sometimes very difficult, and the best available tests differ greatly in sensitivity. Spectroscopic analysis provides a test for all constituents at once; but these tests, too, are unequally sensitive. Fortunately, the two methods supplement one another.
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RUSSELL, H. THE COSMICAL ABUNDANCE OF THE ELEMENTS. Nature 148, 647–649 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148647a0
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