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Chemistry: Chapter 22.5 Mystery Cache

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Hemlock: As there's been no cache to find for a long time, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

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Hidden : 2/9/2005
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Note: The cache is not at the posted Coordinates, but with in one mile.

    This is yet another chapter out of a high school chemistry textbook. If you enjoy chemistry then give it a try. But remember, you are going to have to learn a little chemistry to solve this puzzle.


    The local high school is going to move its chemistry classrooms to a new science wing. This also means moving the chemicals to a new storeroom and some of those chemicals have been around for 45 years. So an outside contractor was brought in to inventory the chemicals and advise the school as to which ones should be disposed of. This is a list of the chemicals they say should be removed because they date back to 1960 and could be unstable.


Propanoic Acid
Para Cresol
Baking Soda
Malonic Acid
Vinyl Chloride
Styrene
Aniline
Calcite
Dolomite
Carborundum
Pentane
Furan
Propyl Iodide
Guaiacol
Silane

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle] Fvk [Cache] Nycun Frira pbagnvare haqre pnc.

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)