A famous chemist was murdered in his own lab. There was no evidence except for a piece of paper with the names of chemical substances on it: carbon, oxygen, nickel, lanthanum, and sulfur. On the day he was murdered, the chemist had only 3 visitors: his wife Mary, his nephew Nicolas, and his friend Johnathan.
The police arrested the murderer right away. Who was it?
ELEMENT CHEMICAL SYMBOL
Nickel Ni
Carbon C
Oxygen O
Lanthanum La
Sulfur S
Then, we observe that:
Ni+C+O+La+S => Nicolas.
Ergo! Nephew Nicolas was the murderer!!
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