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Chemistry for Everyone
The Chemical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Ghost of Gordon Square
Thomas G. Waddell and Thomas R. Rybolt
Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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April 2000
Vol. 77 No. 4
p. 471

Abstract

Featured on the Cover

This story describes a scientific mystery with an emphasis on chemical magic. It is the 11th in a series presenting chemical problems 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 provides his solution in the paragraphs following this break.

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*  Citation
Waddell, Thomas G.; Rybolt, Thomas R. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 471.
*  Keywords
Descriptive Chemistry; Public Understanding; Safety / Hazardous Materials; Humor / Puzzles; Teaching / Learning Aids; Introductory / High School Chemistry
*  History
Created:
Last Updated:
March 2, 2000
April 15, 2005
Link to Cover added (April 2004). Link to Letter added (April 2004).
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