The Investigator Should Not Remove Trace Evidence from Items at the Crime

question 10

True/False

The investigator should not remove trace evidence from items at the crime scene; instead, he or she should send the entire object to the laboratory for processing.

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Definitions:

Gauche Conformer

A conformation where groups are separated by a dihedral angle of approximately 60 degrees, often leading to steric hindrance.

Butane

A gaseous hydrocarbon of the alkane series, found in natural gas and used as fuel, with a formula of C4H10.

Angle Strain

A form of strain in a cyclic molecule when bond angles deviate from their ideal values, leading to extra energy stored in the compound.

Heats of Combustion

The amount of heat released when a compound undergoes complete combustion with oxygen under standard conditions.