If you can, how? Say 2 liters of water/bi-layered liquid into over 28 grams of methamphetamine...
If this can be done, please show me the formula. I know grams are mass and liters are volume, but if this can be done, please show me how!!
((It's for a court case, I'm a Paralegal!!))
2006-06-30 04:45:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
According to the evidence sheet:
I've got 150ml (125ml top layer, 25ml bottom layer)
Then another container with a total of 800ml (775ml on top, 25ml on bottom)
And another with 900ml (450ml on top and 450ml on bottom)
2006-06-30 04:56:41 · update #1
They bi-layered liquid is when they put the precurser drugs (sudafed, red devil lye, etc) into water, and they separate like oil/water.... I've never made meth, I have only heard "cookers" talk about it. The DTF (drug task force) converted the liquids into grams, and we need to know how he did it.
2006-06-30 04:59:18 · update #2
Otis - - Not like that, you idiot. None of this will be used like that. We have to have expert witnesses to testify in this cause. This is for our own personal benefit at the current time. The expert witness will testify as to whether or not this process can be completed. In the meantime, some 3 months prior to trial, we are getting our act together to know what is and is not possible.
2006-06-30 05:23:40 · update #3
um you need to know the density of the methamphetamine precursors in the bi-layered solution and the subsequent reactions and distillations that were used to process the result.
2006-06-30 04:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by Nerdly Stud 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend doing a separation of the liquids and calculating the densities independently. (A separation funnel should do the trick.) It seems that you are attempting to positively identify the substances. I wouldn't know the expected density of the methamphetamine, but for water, the density at 4 Celsius (39 Fahrenheit) is 1 gram per milliliter, or 1000 grams per liter. At other temperatures where water is a liquid, the density will be less, but not by a large amount.
2006-06-30 05:28:11 · answer #2 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hayden--
To convert volume to mass, you need to know the density (as mentioned earlier). The formula is:
mass = density x volume
Further, each phase will have its own density. This is where you need the chemist's report--it will have information on the density of each layer. Your prosecutor should have the chemist's report in the case file--if not, they can call to get the information or have the detective/agent contact the chemist.
The chemist also does quantitation, that means analyzing each layer to find the amount of meth base or dissolved meth hydrochloride (if any). If any meth is found, the quantitation report will say something like "X milligrams per milliliter" of methamphetamine base or methamphetamine hydrochloride, depending on the form it's in. Multiplying the "X milligrams" by the number of milliliters of liquid in that layer gives you the total amount of methamphetamine.
The best way to get your info is to call the chemist who worked the case. They have all the information, so they can give you the science answers. Good luck!
2006-06-30 07:54:48 · answer #3 · answered by Schroedinger's cat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 ml of water at 60 degrees equals 1 gram. 1 liter equals 1000 ml or 1000 grams (1 kilogram) approximatly 35 ounces . other liquids must be multiplied by their density to obtain weight conversion. volume times (density) = weight
2006-06-30 04:58:49 · answer #4 · answered by namvet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 liter = 1000 grams
2006-06-30 04:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by Clint 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't.
Bi-layered liquid???
If you dissolved 28 g of meth in 2 litres of water, you'd get 2 litres of 14g/L methamphetamine solution.
If you want to know the total mass of that, you'd need to find the mass of 28g of meth powder and add that to the mass of 2L water.
2006-06-30 04:51:36 · answer #6 · answered by nemo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 liter equals 1000 grams
2006-06-30 04:50:19 · answer #7 · answered by dwh12345 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya you need to know the density of the liquid involved. then you can multiply the density (which is mass per volume) by the amount in litres and obtain mass. water density is 1 as the previous answer said.
2006-06-30 04:49:36 · answer #8 · answered by Pras K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Your Honor, according to some anonymous people on the internet with no apparent credentials, I present this evidence that xx grams of meth corresponds to yy liters of water."
so you're a paralegal and working on a court case huh?
2006-06-30 05:17:33 · answer #9 · answered by Otis 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on what substance it is. 1 L of water = 1000 grams. Convert like this: L * (g/L) = g.
(g/L) is density.
2006-06-30 05:04:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋