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Counterfeiting money is wrong. Obviously. But if you wanted to take your totally not real money and fool a counterfeit detection pen, could you do it? We try a number of chemistry tricks to fool the iodine-starch reaction central to these pens, and of course learn a little chemistry along the way.
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chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Biological_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_(Biological_Chemistry)/Carbohydrates/Case_Studies/Starch_and_Iodine#:~:text=Starch%20Test%3A%20Add%20Iodine%2DKI,will%20stay%20orange%20or%20yellow.
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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9784209
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ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/news/wonders-salivary-amylase
uwaterloo.ca/chem13-news-magazine/september-2015/activities/sharing-chemistry-community-c-difference#:~:text=starch%20to%20each.-,Procedure,a%20blue%2Dblack%20color%20appears.
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Counterfeiting money is wrong. Obviously. But if you wanted to take your totally not real money and fool a counterfeit detection pen, could you do it? We try a number of chemistry tricks to fool the iodine-starch reaction central to these pens, and of course learn a little chemistry along the way.
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youtube.com/shorts/iIj8QzOec2M?si=YGLuv3n8eHOxZKQW
How is Artificial Snow Made?
youtu.be/ftMFMlk6FlA?si=Z2dPcaPvzuO4-VuG
Do Vitamin Supplements Really Work?
youtu.be/9gQoG0AT3kY?si=pwFnidh_R2b89OgF
How Much Cocaine is on Your Money?
youtu.be/bAIwFaPycaU?si=uKJBbfy6PPo2wGbm
Credits:
Executive Producer:
Matthew Radcliff
Producers:
Elaine Seward
Andrew Sobey
Darren Weaver
Writer:
Alex Dainis, Ph.D.
Host:
Alex Dainis, Ph.D.
Scientific Consultants:
Tatsuo Kaiho, Ph.D.
Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu, Ph.D.
Leila Duman, Ph.D.
Brianne Raccor, Ph.D.
Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez
Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing
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© 2023 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Sources:
flinnsci.com/counterfeit-money-detector-pen/ap6567
chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Biological_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_(Biological_Chemistry)/Carbohydrates/Case_Studies/Starch_and_Iodine#:~:text=Starch%20Test%3A%20Add%20Iodine%2DKI,will%20stay%20orange%20or%20yellow.
uscurrency.gov/about-us/currency-facts
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9784209
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9784209
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7077417
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uwaterloo.ca/chem13-news-magazine/september-2015/activities/sharing-chemistry-community-c-difference#:~:text=starch%20to%20each.-,Procedure,a%20blue%2Dblack%20color%20appears.
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