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It's Elemental Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/28/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


 

** The cache is not at the listed coordinates**

This cache requires a hike/walk of a little less than 1/2 mile one-way, but once you get there it shouldn't be hard to find. Beware of ticks and other insects during the summer months, you'll be looking for a large ammo can.

This cache is all about elements. I thought this puzzle cache would be a fun way to use some of the basic knowledge I gained from my years at JSU earning a chemistry degree. Sooooo.. to figure out where this cache is you will need to solve the following 20 questions and look up the atomic numbers associated with each element using the periodic table provided below. Dont worry they're not too hard! 

The Questions:

1. This element's symbol is derived from the Latin word-  plumbum.  

 

2. This element is found in proteins but not fats or carbohydrates.

 

3. This element was used by Marie Hilley a.k.a. "the black widow" to kill her family.

 

4. This element will kill an obligate anaerobe.

 

      5. This element was inside " Little Boy" aboard the Enola Gay piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets.

 

6. This element is frequently used in products your Dentist would reccommend e.g. Colgate

 

7. This element is found in milk and helps promote strong bones.

 

8. This element can be found in all "clean" pools and it keeps your whites white.

 

9. This element is essential for many bodily functions, a deficiency is called hypokalemia.

 

10. This element is, in part, to blame for the Hindenburg catastrophe.

 

11. This element is the main component in a lump of coal and a beautiful diamond.

 

12. This element is given to someone on the 5th day of Christmas.

 

13. This element makes up 95% of wheat pennies.

 

14. This element shares its name with Superman's home planet.

 

15. This element was used to make one of the characters in The Wizard of Oz.

 

16. This element shares its name with the last name of the scientist responsible for the Theory of Relativity.

 

17. This element is used by golfers such as Tiger Woods, to achieve 300 yard drives.

 

18. This element, sometimes used in thermometers, shares its name with a planet.

 

19. This element shares its name with a coin featuring President Thomas Jefferson.

 

20. This element, used to make balloons float, is the second most abundant element in the known universe (the first is hydrogen).

 

 

 

After finding all the atomic numbers for the elements in the previous 20 questions, add the atomic numbers from questions (1-10) and (11-20).

 

The cache is located at: N 33° 41.(445+sum of atomic #'s 1-10)  W 85° 48.(318+sum of atomic #'s 11-20).

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Congrats to Martin, from Franklin, GA on being the FTF!!!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

fbyir chmmyr svefg, zbhaq bs zbff naq ebpx

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)