Question

identify all 8 passengers

Table 2. Percent Composition Data of the Compounds Found in or with the Passenger’s Bodies
Passenger
% C
% H
% N
% O
Location
Empirical Formula
Compound Identity
1
80.46
10.15
9.39
--
Blood
C8H12N2O3
caffeine
2
81.80
6.11
--
12.09
Face
C4H30
Acetaldehyde
79.21
5.71
--
15.08
Stomach
C3H4O2
Acetic acid
3
68.54
6.72
4.42
20.29
Pockets
(2000 tablets)
C6H7NO2
C6H7NO2
4
14.60
2.05
17.04
58.38
Blood
C2H3NO3
Nitroglycerin
5
75.50
13.49
11.01
---
Blood
C5H7N
Nicotine
24.25
2.38
14.14
59.23
Pockets
C2H4NO2
Glycine
6
54.64
7.31
--
38.05
Pockets
C3H4O
Acetone
7
77.19
6.99
--
15.82
Pockets
C5H8O
Methyl isopropyl ketone
80.21
9.94
9.85
--
Pockets
C2H3N
Acetonitrile
8
75.68
8.81
--
15.51
Pocket
C5H9O
Isopropyl alcohol
72.20
7.08
4.68
16.03
Pocket
C5H7NO
Nicotinamide
75.50
13.49
11.01
---
Pocket
(in syringes)
C5H7N
Nicotine


Passenger
Most Probable Identity
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Answer 1

1. Caffeine
2. Acetaldehyde
3. Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
4. Nitroglycerin
5. Nicotine
6. Acetone
7. Methyl isopropyl ketone
8. Isopropyl alcohol