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so A forensic scientist is analyzing a sample of white powder found on someone who is suspected of dealing drugs. The pe
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so A forensic scientist is analyzing a sample of white powder found on someone who is suspected of dealing drugs. The person claims the bag contains caffeine, which is unregulated and legal to own in bulk. The police suspect the bag contains methoxymethamphetamine illegal to possess. (MDMA, or Ecstasy), a schedule I controlled substance that is The scientist is given 2.00 g of the white powder to analyze and determine if the powder from the suspect is caffeine or methoxymethamphetamine. The empirical formula for caffeine is: C8H10N4O2 The empirical formula for methoxymethamphetamine is: C11H15NO2 The first thing they do is perform an elemental analysis of the 2.00 g sample and determine the it contains the following elemental masses: Mass (g) Element Carbon (C) 0.986 Hydrogen (H) 0.107 Nitrogen (N) 0.579 Oxygen (O) 0.328 Based on their elemental analysis, is the sample caffeine or MDMA? Once you have reached a conclusion on the identity, how many moles of the substance are present?