Latent Fingerprints Lab Report

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This experiment resulted in the development of latent fingerprints. Therefore, supporting the hypothesis that the solution would produce a pigmented print. Once the iodine developed the prints, a photograph was taken quickly, as they soon began to fade. Therefore, the iodine fuming would work best with prints from a recent crime scene. In an investigation, the determination of the latent fingerprints that could lead to the identification of the offender. Thus, making iodine fuming an effortless yet, accurate forensic science

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