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Kirchhoff's law
subject			fact

Kirchhoff's law	has definition (1) To each chemical species there corresponds a characteristic spectrum. (2) Every element is capable of absorbing the radiation which it is able to emit; this is the phenomenon of the reversal of the lines.
	is a kind of quantum law
quantum law	has domain quantum mechanics
law	has discoverer
theory	has validity correct or incorrect with caveats
	has author or reasearch group
	has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active

Kinds of Kirchhoff's law :

• Kirchhoff's first law (2 facts) - To each chemical species there corresponds a characteristic spectrum.
• Kirchhoff's second law (2 facts) - Every element is capable of absorbing the radiation which it is able to emit; this is the phenomenon of the reversal of the lines.