Physical Characterization of a Piece of Trace Evidence, Such as Plastic

question 10

Multiple Choice

Physical characterization of a piece of trace evidence, such as plastic from a plastic trash bag, includes all of the following except

• A) Raman microspectrophotometry of the surface
• B) microscopic examination of the the surface texture
• C) measurement of the thickness of the plastic
• D) layering of the polymer layers
• E) none of the above

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