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Sodium rhodizonate test

Colour test for lead. The cloth is treated with sodium rhodizonate followed by buffer; lead deposits give a pink-to-red colour, confirmed with dilute HCl turning the spot blue-violet. Maps the lead halo around the bullet hole.

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