LSC Cocktails - Elemental Composition

LSC Cocktails — Elemental Composition
Discussion
A researcher wanted to know the percentages of the
elements present in various commonly used cocktails
to satisfy regulations concerning the disposal of
cocktail waste by incineration.
This information was calculated mathematically
from the cocktail formulation and the elemental
composition of the components. The data, expressed
as percentages, are presented in the following table:
PerkinElmer
Cocktail
Part Number
Carbon
C
Weight
Hydrogen
H
Nitrogen
N
Oxygen
O
Phosphorus
P
Sulphur
S
Sodium
Na
Average
Molecular
ULTIMA Gold™
6013329
78.9%
9.6%
0.2%
9.5%
1.4%
0.2%
0.2%
254.7
ULTIMA Gold XR
6013119
73.2%
10.0%
0.2%
15.2%
0.9%
0.3%
0.2%
297.5
ULTIMA Gold AB
6013309
76.3%
9.7%
0.05%
13.8%
0.1%
N/A
N/A
293.42
ULTIMA Gold MV
6013159
78.0%
10.1%
0.2%
10.2%
1.1%
0.2%
0.2%
261.68
ULTIMA Gold LLT 76.4%
6013377
9.7%
0.05%
13.85%
0.01%
N/A
N/A
293.28
ULTIMA Gold F
6013179
90.46%
9.39%
0.07%
0.08%
N/A
N/A
N/A
211.97
Insta-Gel®
6013399
70.5%
9.8%
0.02%
19.7%
N/A
N/A
N/A
315.6
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