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Is iodine good for showing up fingerprints?

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yes its ok but there mabey better ways

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How does iodine show up the fingerprints?

dont now


Can iodine show up hidden fingerprints?

In some ways. It shows the outline of a finger print-similar to and is slightly coloured


What is the best way to find fingerprints?

the best way to find fingerprints is to use iodine this Crystal is very easy to use you just heat up a very small portion in a glass tube (you can heat up with only the heat of your hand).In that glass tube put in the sample aka paper and the particles will give the iodine a distinctive yellow patch.


What is better than iodine to show up fingerprints?

Especially not charcoal dust the fingerprint doesn't come out right and it smudges so Fingerprint spray is the best solution!


Why does the solid iodine only stick to fingerprints when its heated?

because the iodine needs to make contact with the fingerprint so when it's a solid it can't do that. However when it is heated it turns in to gas (sublimation) it rises up and as it make contact with a coooler surface (the fingerprint) it crystallizes and makes it visable.


Where would you look for fingerprints?

Answer Fingerprints will show up on just about anything.


Could you use ethiol to make fingerprints show up?

No, you cannot use ethiol to make fingerprints show up. However, you can certainly use ethanol to make fingerprints show up.


How do you hide fingerprints?

There are many ways to hide fingerprints for both bad and good reasons (not many good reasons though). If you want to hide fingerprints you can either wear thick gloves or gloves such as baseball gloves, not mitts. Also there are ways to prevent from showing fingerprints, and that is pooring sulfuric acid on your fingers but involves pain (obviously woldn't recommend at all). Also another way is to use bleach as a cover up (bleach's ingrediants "eliminate" DNA, but is also used for a bad purpose)


What are 2 common compounds in iodine?

Iodine is a molecule which is made up of the only element iodine.


What are some environmental concerns about using the radioisotope iodine?

Iodine collects in the thyroid. If there is a radionuclide of iodine "loose" then we might end up ingesting it and having it collect in our thyroid. The radionuclide would sit there and irradiate us. That's not good. It's a bad idea to have radioactive iodine in the environment.


Two iodines joined up are called?

iodine


What elements make up the compound potassium iodine?

Potassium and Iodine