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1 Learning Objectives Explain the structure of the atom and Bohr’s model  Explain the chemistry behind EDX and SEM-EDX Explain the chemistry behind NAA 1 3 Differentiate between emission and absorption spectroscopy 2 4

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What Is It Made Of ?

When it gives the required information

When and why do we want tocarry out elemental analysis ?

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Examples

Poisoning 1

Suspected arsenic, leador chromium poisoning

Analyze body fluids

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Poisoning

Determining the time of death

1

2

Analyze bone chemistry

Examples

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Poisoning

Determining the time of death

1

2

Elemental analysis of bullets 3

Forensic information about firearms use

Examples

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Cases

River Thames, London, September 2001

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Cases

How many peoplefired at JFK ?

John F Kenn

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Cases

Death of Napoleon

Napo

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What is an Element?

Robert Boyle (1627 – 1691)

Elements can neither be

created nor destroyed

Robert B

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What is an Element?

Elements are the basic building blocks

93 naturally occurring

Others created artificially

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What is an Element?

Common naturally occurring elements

H

O

C

Fe

Ag

Zn

Sn

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What is an Element?

Less common naturally occurring elements

U

Ir

Sm

Gd

Kr

Sb

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Paper

C, H, O

Burning a piece of paper

C CO 2

H H2O

Made of cellulose

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Human Body

CO 2

H2O

C, H, O, N, P, S, Ca, Na, K, Fe…

N oxides

P oxides

C

H

N

P

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Human Body

Au

Au or Hg in teeth

Hg oxides

Au

Hg

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The Periodic Table

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The Periodic Table

Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mende

Chemist

Organized the elementsaccording to chemistry

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The Periodic Table

Tom Lehrer

Tom Le

Mathematician and musician

Organized elements musically

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcS3NOQnsQM

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Bulk composition

What is most of it made of ?

What Is It Made Of ?

Bul

Lead in bullets

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Trace impurities

What is a very smallpart of it made of ?

What Is It Made Of ?

Bul

Silver and antimony in bullets

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Analysis of elements

What Is It Made Of ?

Bulk composition 1

Trace impurities 2 More informative forforensic scientists

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Chemical Tests

Disadvantages

Large amounts of samples required

Destructive

Subject to interference

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Chemical Tests

Advantages

Fast

Easy to do

Simple equipment

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Trace Impurities

How small is small ?

S. I. prefixes for units

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S. I. Prefixes

1 Megagram 1 Mg 1 000 000 g 1 tonne1 Kilogram 1 kg 1 000 g1 milligram 1 mg 0.001 g 1 / 10001 microgram 1 µg 0.000 001 g 1 / 1000 000

1 nanogram 1 ng 0.000 000 001 g 1 / billionth1 picogram 1 pg 0.000 000 000 001 g 1/ trillionth

100 000 000 000 atoms 1 picogram

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Trace Impurities

Trace elements often measured in ppm

Part per million 1 per 1 000 000

1 g of 1 tonne 1 ppm

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Trace Impurities

5M people in Singapore

1 ppm = 5 people

Singapore m

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Trace Impurities

Trace elements often measured in ppm

Sometimes measured in ppb

Part per billion 1 per 1 000 000 000

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Trace Impurities

7B people in the world

7 000 000 000

World map

1 ppb = 7 people