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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
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April 1998
Vol. 75 No. 4
p. 484
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
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June 24, 2005
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