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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1998  > October  >
Chemistry Everyday for Everyone
Applications and Analogies
Solving the Mystery of Fading Fingerprints with London Dispersion Forces
Doris R. Kimbrough
Chemistry Department, University of Colorado at Denver, P. O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364

Ronald DeLorenzo
Department of Chemistry, Middle Georgia College, Cochran, GA 31014-1599

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October 1998
Vol. 75 No. 10
p. 1300
Abstract
The use of fingerprints for identification purposes is one of the most widespread and best-understood tools of forensic science. Fingerprinting is such a common occurrence in detective novels, cinema, and television that we all know it is best to wear gloves when committing a crime. However, the fingerprints of the perpetrator are often not the only ones of importance in the collection of evidence. The fingerprints of the victim can be extremely important as well, and obtaining them when the victim is a child can be a tricky and frustrating endeavor.
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 Kimbrough, Doris R.; DeLorenzo, Ronald. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 1300.
*  Keywords
 introductory, high school chem, intermolecular forces, public understanding, appreciation
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