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nit 6 Quiz
Nov 5 at 8:16pm
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Question 7
Roland is using algor mortis to determine a victim's time of death. Assuming the victim's body
temperature was originally 98 degrees and now measures 88 degrees, how many hours have
MOST likely passed since the victim died?
2 hours
4 hours
1 pts

Answer 1

Algor mortis is a method to estimate time of death based on body cooling after death. Assuming a victim's body has cooled from 98 degrees to 88 degrees, approximately 6-10 hours have likely passed since death.

Step-by-step explanation:

Algor mortis is the cooling of the body after death. The rate of body cooling can be used to estimate the time of death. Typically, the body temperature drops about 1-1.5 degrees Fahrenheit per hour after death. In this scenario, the victim's body temperature has dropped 10 degrees from the original 98 degrees to 88 degrees. Therefore, approximately 6-10 hours have most likely passed since the victim died.

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