How do breathalyzers detect alcohol?
How can machines tell how much alcohol is in our blood, simply from checking our breath? Is it magic, or is it chemistry? I think you know the answer to that. But let's get into the details.
Chemistry For Your Life · Melissa and Jam
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How can machines tell how much alcohol is in our blood, simply from checking our breath? Is it magic, or is it chemistry? I think you know the answer to that. But let's get into the details.
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References from this episode
- https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2016/acs-presspac-november-9-2016/toward-a-hand-held-breathalyzer-for-diagnosing-diabetes.html
- Solomon’s organic chemistry 11th edition
- https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed063p897
- Quantitative Chemical Analysis 7th edition Daniel C. Harris
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