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CMC 440 - White Powder Unknowns I

3.00 credit hours
This course teaches students how to identify white powders using several microscopical identification techniques including: polarized light microscopy (PLM), flourescence microscopy, spot tests, solubility tests, flame tests and thermal microscopy. The white powder sample set used for this course is derived from real-world examples that were either described in news accounts or found by First Responders at actual incident sites. Students learn how to identify over 40 white powder samples by first studying particle morphology, optical characteristics and chemical reactions, followed by UV florescence observations. Includes practicum.

Prerequisite(s): Admission into the CMC program.


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