Determine the shape around each central atom in each molecule, and explain any deviation from ideal bond angles: (a) CH3OH (b) N2O4 (O2NNO2)
CHM1020C-Lecture 1 Notes 1/16/2018 I. Chemistry & Crime- A Brief History - First written account using forensic techniques: 1248 - Song Ci: used different methods of wound infliction to find that murder wounds were created by a sickle - Used flies that were attracted by the smell of blood to evoke a confession out of the murderer Song Ci: also wrote instructions on how to distinguish between a drowning & a strangulation - Also examined corpses to determine whether a death was caused by murder, suicide, or an accident Ted Talk: - US only recently started training forensic scientists (1930’s) 1918 Brooklyn: coroner system was so corrupt you could literally “buy your cause of death” - Coroners rarely ever showed u
