Where is the arsenic in the Six Jars Puzzle?

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The puzzle involves six jars labeled with coffee, arsenic, sugar, snuff, tea, and salt, each containing a different ingredient than indicated. Key clues include that salt is under the jar with snuff and sugar is directly to the right of coffee. Based on these conditions, the arrangement can be deduced, leading to the conclusion that arsenic is located in the jar labeled as tea. The logical reasoning process involves eliminating possibilities based on the provided clues to arrive at the correct placement of each substance.
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Six jars are placed (left to right: coffee, arsenic, and sugar on the top shelf; snuff, tea, and salt on the bottom shelf) and, thereafter filled up with these ingredients, making sure each jar contains something other than what the label says.

It is known that:

(i) The salt is located under the jar containing snuff, and:

(ii) The sugar is located directly to the right of the jar containing coffee.

Where is the arsenic?
 
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Thx for a good puzzle..Dave
 
Top shelf...Snuff/Tea/Arsenic...Bottom shelf...Salt/Coffee/Sugar
 
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