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Chemistry Everyday for Everyone
The Chemical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Death Puzzle at 221B Baker Street
Thomas R. Rybolt and Thomas G. Waddell
Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403
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April 1999
Vol. 76 No. 4
p. 489
Abstract
This story describes a chemical mystery with an emphasis on medicinal chemistry and qualitative analysis. It is the tenth article in a series presenting a scientific problem in mystery format in the context of the popular and beloved characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. There is a break in the story where the reader (students and teachers) can ponder and solve the mystery. Sherlock Holmes then provides his solution.
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*  Citation
 Rybolt, Thomas R.; Waddell, Thomas G. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 489.
*  Keywords
 Public Understanding; Aqueous Solution Chemistry; Environmental Chemistry; Medicinal Chemistry; Qualitative Analysis; General Chemistry
*  History
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Last Updated:		 June 14, 1999
June 23, 2005
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