Counterfeit detector pens use a starch-iodine reaction to identify fake bills. But could you fool them with chemistry? In today’s episode, we dive into the chemistry of iodine, its color and its clock reactions, all while making a little extra cash on the side.
Sources:
- Counterfeit Money Detector Pen
- Starch and Iodine
- Currency Facts
- On the Origin of the Blue Color in The Iodine/Iodide/Starch Supramolecular Complex
- On the Origin of the Blue Color in The Iodine/Iodide/Starch Supramolecular Complex
- Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Thermal Degradation of Different Starches and Estimation the OH Group and H2O Content on the Surface by TG/DTG-DTA
- The wonders of salivary amylase
- Sharing Chemistry with the Community: “C” the difference
- Crane has provided the paper for us money for centuries now its going global
- Why Counterfeit Pens Are Not Reliable
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