Name that element! Our popular mystery series returns!(Physical science: chemistry)

Science World | January 12, 2004| | Copyright

Stop: Without this element, you'd be paralyzed. It helps move muscles and builds strong bones. It also forms gross soap scum in your shower. What is it? Grab a periodic table (next page) and follow these eight clues to find out. Then turn the page to test your chem IQ.

--Gretchen Hoffmann

CLUE 1

IT'S A BUST

In its pure state, it's the fifth-most-plentiful element in Earth's crust (layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface). But this alkaline earth metal is more commonly found in compounds (two or more elements that are chemically ...

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