A Look at Elemental Analysis for Organic Compounds
A Look at Elemental Analysis for Organic Compounds Image Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock.com Elemental analysis offers scientists a method of determining the elements present in an organic compound, and in what quantity. Various fields of science rely on this type of analysis for research, quality control, and development. Medicine, engineering, and chemistry are just a few of the fields that utilize elemental analysis of organic compounds. Here, we discuss why it is important, and detail the most common method of elemental analysis of organic compounds, CHNSO analysis. What...