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Uhtoff · Veteran Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 75

Hmm...just thought, can anyone see any relevance at all for Von's hint?

**Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:28 pm

tsh · Boot Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Posts: 13 Location: Cambs

Dunno if anyone noticed, but the 2nd molecule on #211 is very similar. Might have been enough of a clue on realising that the pattern is a planar molecule.

Sean

**Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:48 pm

Teebor · Boot Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 67

I need a little help if someone would be so kind to break this all down for me.

I know the answer (due to rummaging through the rest of this thread) Sad

my own fault dammit

What I had worked out prioir to that was the crystallography thing, x-ray diffraction and that we are looking for a potentially poisonous molecule (not an element)

I had found a list of potentially lethal substances that are monitored in the uk and among them (and all pretty high up) were benzene related substances, from that via wikipedia I did find the answer but I didn't relate that directly until I read here that it was correct.

So anyway, I figured the mirror thing was the to do with mirroring either one half or two halves of the image to get the full molecule/crystal (not sure not done it yet)

But from what has been said earlier there does not seem to be a way to get the answer without owning a MAC? and I can't find a list of diffraction images to match up to.

Was it just a case of pure luck and guess work? or is there a way for those of us without access to a mac to get the answer? or is it just blind luck and guess work?

**Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:31 am

volvox

Windows version

**Posted:** Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:41 pm