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Chemistry Puzzle Cache #01 - Atomic Weights Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 1/25/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is a puzzle cache which must be solved using chemical information. The cache is co-maintained by the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society - Tennessee Tech Chapter. The cache is not at the listed coordinates. To find the actual coordinates, you must solve the following puzzle.

The cache is located on the Tennessee Tech campus. Use the atomic weights of the given elements to the first decimal place WITHOUT ROUNDING:

The cache coordinates are #A B.C %D E.F, where:
# = the chemical symbol for NITROGEN
% = the chemical symbol for TUNGSTEN
A = N + O + B - 4.7
B = He + Be - 3.0
C = Au + Te + Pb + Ba + Mg - 1.3

D = Br + Li - 1.8
E = Na + C - 4.9
F = Cs + Ba + Pt + Hg + Ag + Fe + Ne -10.4

Best done in afternoon to early evening. The cache is a bison tube with log only. Bring your own pen. The cache is NOT in rocks or bushes or trees. Please put the cache back EXACTLY as you found it.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

tb gb TBBTYR naq glcr va "crevbqvp gnoyr".

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)