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Chemistry student Zohra Sattar shows off a Mr. Potato Head toy she is about to coat with gallium, a metal with a low melting temperature during the Chem Wars chemistry show in Cole Hall Friday March 31, 2017. Chemistry students at Northern Illinois University performed experiments demonstrating important chemical principles. Mary Beth Nolan for Shaw Media