1.    Why do Eva and Sota dislike root beer? 

        2.    Arielle Newman and Sota’s grandmother shared something in common. What is it? 

        3.    Who was responsible for Arielle’s death?

        4.    How can a chemical poison enter the human body? 

        5.    How did the minty-smelling poison enter Arielle’s body?

        6.    The ingredient in root beer that helps to ease indigestion is also the substance that killed Arielle. How is it that a chemical can be both helpful and harmful?  

        7.    After the minty-smelling poison was identified, it still continues to be used an ingredient in root beer. Why are the authorities allowing this?

        8.    After looking up the name and structure of the poison, suggest a simple chemical test that the forensic pathologist could have used to determine the presence of the poison. (Assume that the poison has been extracted from Arielle’s blood.) What is the expected observation for a positive test result?

        9.    What are the ingredients in root beer that help to relieve indigestion?      

        10. What do root beer, shippu, toothpaste, mouthwash and the poison that killed Arielle have in common?

        11. Paracelsus once said, “All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.” Do you agree? Explain.

        12. What are the organic functional groups present in the compound that poisoned Arielle?

        13.  The poison that killed Arielle can be obtained from plants. Which plants are good sources of this poison?

        14.  How can the compound that killed Arielle be synthesised in the laboratory? Your answer should include the type of reaction that can be carried out, the IUPAC names and structures of the reactants, as well as the conditions needed for the reaction to proceed.

        15.  Write a balanced chemical equation to represent the heated reaction between aqueous hydrochloric acid and the organic compound that killed Arielle. Name the reaction(s) involved.

        16.  Write a balanced chemical equation to represent the heated reaction between aqueous sodium hydroxide and the organic compound that killed Arielle. Name the reaction(s) involved.

        17.  Explain the acidity of the phenolic group via the stability of its conjugate base.