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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A group of atoms in an organic compound that produces color. Chromophores absorb or emit radiation in the visible spectrum Examples of chromophore groups are -NO (nitroso), -NO2 (nitro), and -N=N- (azo). | + | A group of atoms in an organic compound that produces color. Chromophores absorb or emit radiation in the visible spectrum. Examples of chromophore groups are -NO (nitroso), -NO2 (nitro), and -N=N- (azo). |
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 | ||
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Description
A group of atoms in an organic compound that produces color. Chromophores absorb or emit radiation in the visible spectrum. Examples of chromophore groups are -NO (nitroso), -NO2 (nitro), and -N=N- (azo).
Resources and Citations
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Mary-Lou Florian, Dale Paul Kronkright, Ruth E. Norton, The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials, The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1990
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Thomas B. Brill, Light Its Interaction with Art and Antiquities, Plenum Press, New York City, 1980
- B. Berrie, S.Q. Lomax, 'Azo Pigments: Their History, Synthesis, Properties and Use in Artists' Materials', Studies in the History of Art , National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, No. 57, 1997