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

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April 2001
Vol. 78 No. 4
p. 470

Abstract
The following story is a chemical mystery with emphasis on a blood test, qualitative analysis, and the properties of biological substances. This is the twelfth 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 readers (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. 2001 78 470.
*  Keywords
Forensic Chemistry; Introductory / High School Chemistry; Proteins / Peptides; Public Understanding; Teaching / Learning Aids; Humor / Puzzles
*  History
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March 2, 2001
August 31, 2005
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