Sunday, December 4, 2011

Forensics: Drug Analysis

For this exercise, we were asked for background knowledge of cocaine, LSD, and meth. Information gathered:
Cocaine:
     Correct Chemical Name: benzoylmethylecgonine
     Correct Chemical Formula: C17H12NO4
     pH: 7.2
LSD:
     Correct Chemical Name: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
     Correct Chemical Formula: C20H25N3O
     pH: 4
Meth:
     Correct Chemical Name: N-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine
     Correct Chemical Formula: C10H15N
     pH: 12.8

Lab: 
For this lab we were supposed to go to each section and test each of the unknowns for one of the drugs. 
Results: 
Drug     pH           Cocaine           LSD           Meth
1           4           Negative           Negative      Positive 
2           9           Positive             Negative      Negative
3           3           Negative           Positive        Negative
4           8           Positive             Negative      Negative
5           12         Negative           Negative      Positive
6           4           Negative           Positive        Negative



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