1. Why is chemical analysis used in forensic science? 2. If you are working as a forensic scientist and are given an unknown powder from a crime
scene, what would you hope to find out about the powder?
3. You find that the unknown powder contains the illegal drug cocaine. If someone were to
ask you to determine the purity of the substance, what would they mean? Why is purity
important in crime investigations?
4. Of the controlled substances, which schedule of drugs is the average person most likely
to have in their homes? How are the controlled substances in this group different from
those in the other schedule levels?
5. What are the dangers of synthetic drugs?