Question

5. You are a technical specialist for the DEA. During a raid of a drug dealer's house a silver-colored rod was found; it weighs 26.09 g. Your supervisor asks you to quickly determine (on site) the metal that was used to make the rod. Your field kit has the same equipment in it that you will use in lab. Would the equipment in your field kit be satisfactory for determining whether the rod is made of aluminum. See Table 2-2. Explain why or why not.

Answer 1