Books and Articles

Burke, Barbara A. Journal of College Science Teaching. Measuring Breath Alcohol Concentrations. Washington: Dec 1991. Vol 21, Issue 3; p 176.

Web-based References

Alcohol, Chemistry and You: a description of Fick’s law as it describes the passive movement of alcohol across a biological membrane. www.chemcases.com/alcohol/alc-04.htm

Nice explanation of the chemistry behind the Breathalyzer™ http://science.howstuffworks.com/breathalyzer.htm

Basis of the partition coefficient: science and law http://www.forensic-evidence.com/site/Biol_Evid/Breath_Tests.html

Videos and animations

Video demonstrating Le Chatelier’s principle using the chromate-dichromate equilibrium

Classroom Curricula and Activities

Practice Problem: Balancing Chemical Equations – The Breathalyzer™ Test http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch19/problems/ex19_3s.html

Practice with Redox reactions and oxidation states of molecules