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 PerkinElmer, Inc. 940 Winter Street Waltham, MA 02451 USA Phone: (800) 762-4000 or (+1) 203-925-4602 www.perkinelmer.com For a complete listing of our global offices, visit www.perkinelmer.com/lasoffices ©2007 PerkinElmer, Inc. All rights reserved. The PerkinElmer logo and design are registered trademarks of PerkinElmer, Inc. ULTIMA Gold is a trademark and Insta-Gel is a registered trademark of PerkinElmer, Inc. or its subsidiaries, in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks not owned by PerkinElmer, Inc. or its subsidiaries that are depicted herein are the property of their respective owners. PerkinElmer reserves the right to change this document at any time without notice and disclaims liability for editorial, pictorial or typographical errors. 007902_07 N O T E Problem A P P L I C A T I O N L S C C O C K TA I L S LSC in Practice