Table 6: Fast Acting Poisons Percent Compositi on Empirical CHNO Formula Molar Mass (g/mol) Fatal Dose (molecules ) Molecular CH₂NO Formula Fatal Dose (grams) Aconite C = 63.28% H = 7,34% N = 2.17% O = 27.27% Density (g/mL) Fatal Volume (ml) 645.315 1.87 x 10¹8 0.00200 1.37 0.0015 Coniine C = 75.51% H = 13.47% N = 11.01% C₂H₁₂N 127.227 C₂H₂N 2.13 x 102⁰ 0.0450 0.85 0.053 Cyanide K = 60.05% C = 18.44% | H= 8.70% N = 21.51% N = 17.27% 65.116 Nicotine C=74.03% 1.24 x 10² C₂H₂N 162.232 C₂H₂N₂ 2.23 x 1020 0.0601 1.01 0.059 Strychnine C = 75.42% H = 6.63% N = 8.38% O = 9.57% 334.419 1.62 x 1022 1.36 Table 4: Analysis of Percent Composition of Pills from Mary's Mother's purse Pill 1 Pill 2 Pill 3 Pill 4 & 5 Description Capsule Capsule Small round tablet large round tablets Percent Composition Carbon - 63.5% Hydrogen- 6.0% Nitrogen - 9.3% Oxygen - 21.2% Carbon - 15.9% Hydrogen - 2.2% Nitrogen - 18.5% Oxygen - 63.4% Carbon - 57.1% Hydrogen - 6.2% Nitrogen - 9.5% Oxygen - 27.2% Carbon - 75.7% Hydrogen - 8.8% Oxygen - 15.5%
Table 6: Fast Acting Poisons Percent Compositi on Empirical CHNO Formula Molar Mass (g/mol) Fatal Dose (molecules ) Molecular CH₂NO Formula Fatal Dose (grams) Aconite C = 63.28% H = 7,34% N = 2.17% O = 27.27% Density (g/mL) Fatal Volume (ml) 645.315 1.87 x 10¹8 0.00200 1.37 0.0015 Coniine C = 75.51% H = 13.47% N = 11.01% C₂H₁₂N 127.227 C₂H₂N 2.13 x 102⁰ 0.0450 0.85 0.053 Cyanide K = 60.05% C = 18.44% | H= 8.70% N = 21.51% N = 17.27% 65.116 Nicotine C=74.03% 1.24 x 10² C₂H₂N 162.232 C₂H₂N₂ 2.23 x 1020 0.0601 1.01 0.059 Strychnine C = 75.42% H = 6.63% N = 8.38% O = 9.57% 334.419 1.62 x 1022 1.36 Table 4: Analysis of Percent Composition of Pills from Mary's Mother's purse Pill 1 Pill 2 Pill 3 Pill 4 & 5 Description Capsule Capsule Small round tablet large round tablets Percent Composition Carbon - 63.5% Hydrogen- 6.0% Nitrogen - 9.3% Oxygen - 21.2% Carbon - 15.9% Hydrogen - 2.2% Nitrogen - 18.5% Oxygen - 63.4% Carbon - 57.1% Hydrogen - 6.2% Nitrogen - 9.5% Oxygen - 27.2% Carbon - 75.7% Hydrogen - 8.8% Oxygen - 15.5%
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Part G: Final Identification of the Poison
By this time, Tylenol has been pulled off the shelves at all of the stores in the area and a nationwide recall has been announced. Several suspicious capsules have been found and tested.
The contents of the capsules contain a compound with a nitrogen content of greater than 15% and a carbon content of less than 50%.
What is the poison in the capsule? Provide calculations to support your answer.
Transcribed Image Text:Table 6: Fast Acting Poisons
Percent
Compositi
on
Empirical CHNO
Formula
Molar
Mass
(g/mol)
Fatal Dose
(molecules
)
Molecular CH₂NO
Formula
Fatal Dose
(grams)
Aconite
C = 63.28%
H = 7,34%
N = 2.17%
O = 27.27%
Density
(g/mL)
Fatal
Volume
(ml)
645.315
1.87 x 10¹8
0.00200
1.37
0.0015
Coniine
C = 75.51%
H = 13.47%
N = 11.01%
C₂H₁₂N
127.227
C₂H₂N
2.13 x 102⁰
0.0450
0.85
0.053
Cyanide
K = 60.05%
C = 18.44% | H= 8.70%
N = 21.51%
N = 17.27%
65.116
Nicotine
C=74.03%
1.24 x 10²
C₂H₂N
162.232
C₂H₂N₂
2.23 x 1020
0.0601
1.01
0.059
Strychnine
C = 75.42%
H = 6.63%
N = 8.38%
O = 9.57%
334.419
1.62 x 1022
1.36
Transcribed Image Text:Table 4:
Analysis of Percent Composition of Pills from Mary's Mother's purse
Pill 1
Pill 2
Pill 3
Pill 4 & 5
Description
Capsule
Capsule
Small round tablet
large round tablets
Percent Composition
Carbon - 63.5%
Hydrogen- 6.0%
Nitrogen - 9.3%
Oxygen - 21.2%
Carbon - 15.9%
Hydrogen - 2.2%
Nitrogen - 18.5%
Oxygen - 63.4%
Carbon - 57.1%
Hydrogen - 6.2%
Nitrogen - 9.5%
Oxygen - 27.2%
Carbon - 75.7%
Hydrogen - 8.8%
Oxygen - 15.5%
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