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Chemistry 101 - An Introduction Mystery Cache

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catoz: With the archiving of this cache I'll be able to re-deploy a bison tube someplace else, and also free up 876178.29 square feet, some 20.11 acres, of valuable Chittenden County caching real estate.

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Hidden : 2/18/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Here is an easy little problem for all you Chemistry buffs out there.

Solve for A and B. The cache will be found at:

N44° A
W73° B

According to Wikipedia:

A = the weight in kilograms of 24.318795L of standard glycerin

B = How many liters of the same glycerin would be in a container weighing a total of 15.396219kg? Suspended in the glycerin is a 100cm3 hunk of pure gold. Assume the container has no discernable weight of it's own.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Znxr fher abg gb uncunmneqyl guebj njnl nal qrpvzny qvtvgf. Lbh jvyy arrq nyy bs gurz. Pnpur vf ba fbhgu fvqr bs fgerrg.

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)