Using the symbols of the nine elements listed below, complete the su-chem-du to find the answer to the clue!
The letters of the elemental symbols in the bolded boxes, when unscrambled, will spell out a Valentine’s message.
Oxygen
Potassium
Aluminum
Neon
Hydrogen
Sulphur
Iodine
Beryllium
Calcium
Send in your students’ correct solutions to be entered into a draw to win a Poly Density Kit donated by Educational Innovations — see ad on page 19. This prize will be awarded only to the teacher. The deadline is on or before April 2, 2017. Send to Chem 13 News, “Valentine’s su-chem-du”, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON N2L 3G1, Canada; Fax: (519) 888-9168; or email: kjackson@uwaterloo.ca.
Hint: Candy Hearts Valentine’s Day message
*The dashes in the message are for the letters, not symbols.
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