Instrumental Methods and Chemical Analysis

Instruments used for analysis constitute the largest number of instruments in use today. Their range is spectacular and variety baffling. It is difficult to imagine a field of activity where analytical instruments are not required and used. They are used in hospitals for routine clinical analysis, drugs and pharmaceutical laboratories, oil refineries, food processing laboratories and above all for environmental pollution monitoring and control. This book has been designed to cater to the needs of a wide variety of readers working in these areas. The postgraduate students of chemistry and physics undergoing courses on instrumental analysis will find the book a useful text. It is also intended as a guide for the scientific investigator who wishes to acquire knowledge about the more widely-used analytical instruments. The availability of a bewildering array of instrumental techniques and a large variety of commercially available equipment have provided several courses of action to the investigator. The student who undergoes this course will be in a position to select instruments for a particular problem with some idea of their merits, demerits and limitations. The treatment of the subject is designed to be sufficient to give the reader the necessary background to fruitfully discuss the more esoteric details of an instrument with an expert in this area.