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Objective: Yu will be able t describe the thery f chrmatgraphy. Read the Laci Petersn case n p. 70 Cmpile a list in yur ntebk f evidence that was fund.
Where is Laci? 1. Laci Petersn 27 and pregnant, disappeared frm her hme Dec. 24, 2002 2. Grid pattern search alng Dry Creek revealed n evidence 3. FBI jined the investigatin 4. Cncrete pwder fund in Petersn s bat 5. Hair samples tested 6. Laci s bld fund n truck dr 3 Frensic Science II: Frensic Labratry Techniques, Chapter 3 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved
Intrductin Physical prperties are prperties that can be measured withut changing the identity f the evidence Chemical prperties determine hw a substance behaves in the presence f ther substances. 4 Frensic Science II: Frensic Labratry Techniques, Chapter 3 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved
Presumptive & Cnfirmatry Tests Presumptive tests allw fr a preliminary identificatin. Saliva Semen Bld Urine Cnfirmatry tests are used t make a mre specific identificatin. 5 Frensic Science II: Frensic Labratry Techniques, Chapter 3 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved
Analyzing Organic Cmpunds Quality versus quantity Quality identifies exactly what it is Quantity may be imprtant because larger amunts f illegal substances may carry lnger jail time Many times substances are in fact mixtures Drug dealers may cut the drugs This requires a different technique t identify the substance
Chrmatgraphy This technique has the ability t purify substances It rips each cmpnent frm mixture and separates them int single cmpnents Thery f chrmatgraphy Chemical substances partially escape int surrundings when: Disslved in a liquid Absrbed int a slid
Disslved in liquid Disslved n a slid Gas chrmatgraphy TLC
Thin Layer Chrmatgraphy (TLC) Separatin f mixture is dne by using a statinary slid phase (paper) and mving liquid phase Still based n slubility f each substance in the liquid Substances that are highly sluble mve faster Must run unknwn sample alngside knwns
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Chrmatgram R f value R f = Distance substance traveled Distance slvent traveled 13 Frensic Science II: Frensic Labratry Techniques, Chapter 3 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved
Objective: Yu will be able t describe hw gas chrmatgraphy separates substance frm a mixture. D Nw: Take ut yur lab frm Friday Finish calculating R F values
Disslved in liquid Disslved n a slid Gas chrmatgraphy TLC
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Gas Chrmatgraphy Can separate substances because f differences in slubility in a liquid Frce air t cntinuusly mve in ne directin Gas phase is mving phase, liquid phase is statinary phase The chemical race High slubility means it wants t stay in liquid This makes the highly sluble substance mve slwer
Sample injected here Cmpnents f a Gas Chrmatgraph Creates a chrmatgram Inert gas This is heated t keep sample in gas state
A B Each peak represents a different substance frm the mixture D Which substance had the highest slubility? C E
Mixture f material in marijuana
chrmatgrams may als be able t identify substances by cmparing t knwn standards.
Objective: Yu will be able t explain hw spectrmeters can be used t specifically identify a substance. D Nw: Take ut the ink lab and pass it frward
Mass Spectrmeter As the gas leaves the GC, it enters the MS Within the MS, a beam f electrns is sht at the substance breaking it dwn int fragments These fragments pass thrugh an electric field which separates them by their masses The fragment masses are then recrded n a graph Each substance breaks dwn int its wn characteristic pattern
MASS
MS f Caffeine
Micrscpy Cmpund Light Micrscpe Magnifcatin between 40x t 1000x Specimens need t be translucent View hair, fibers, and cells 26 Frensic Science II: Frensic Labratry Techniques, Chapter 3 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved
Micrscpy Steremicrscpe Smetimes called a dissecting micrscpe Amunts t being a pwerful magnifying glass Can view paque bjects Inspect insect larvae, paint chips, and ther small items 27 Frensic Science II: Frensic Labratry Techniques, Chapter 3 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved
Micrscpy Cmparisn Micrscpe Tw micrscpes cnnected t ne eyepiece Tw samples are visible side by side Useful fr cmparing bullet striatins, fibers, and hair 28 Frensic Science II: Frensic Labratry Techniques, Chapter 3 2012 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved