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What is the difference between spectrometry and spectroscopy?

Answer 1

Not much. Spectroscopy is the study of matter and radiated/absorbed energy of the electromagnetic spectrum. Spectrometry is the means by which this interaction is measured.

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Answer 2

Ava Andrews

Spectrometry involves the measurement of the intensity of electromagnetic radiation as a function of wavelength or frequency. Spectroscopy, on the other hand, is the study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation. While spectrometry focuses on the quantitative aspects of measuring radiation, spectroscopy encompasses both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the interactions between radiation and matter, including the study of absorption, emission, and scattering of electromagnetic radiation by atoms and molecules.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.