JCE 1998 (75) 484 [Apr] The Chemical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Burning


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Chemistry Everyday for Everyone

The Chemical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Burning

Thomas G. Waddell and Thomas R. Rybolt
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Department of Chemistry, 615 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598

April 1998
Vol. 75 No. 4
p. 484

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Abstract

This story describes a chemical mystery with an emphasis on forensic chemistry, physical properties, and qualitative organic analysis. This is the ninth article in a series presenting a scientific problem in mystery form 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 provides his solution in the paragraphs following this break.

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Citation	Thomas G. Waddell and Thomas R. Rybolt. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 484.
Keywords	Public Understanding/Appreciation, Forensic Chemistry, Qualitative Analysis, Redox Reactions
History	Created: Last Updated:	June 25, 1999 June 23, 2005


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