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Industrial Use of Elements Flashcards

1
Q

is used as lubricant additive. Due to its high melting point, ____ performs incredibly well under very high temperatures

A

Molybdenum

Mo

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is used in alloys, mostly with copper and stainless steel. It increases the resistance of lead to acids. It is used to vulcanise rubber, to tint glass and ceramics, in solar cells, in rewritable CDs and DVDs and as a catalyst in oil refining.

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Tellerium

Te

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3
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is used to make special glass for televisions but is best known as the brilliant red salts used in fireworks and flares.

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Strontium

Sr

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4
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is used in camera and telescope lenses. Compounds containing ______ are used extensively in carbon lighting applications, such as studio lighting and cinema projection

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Lanthanum

La

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5
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is used in catalytic converters in cars, enabling them to run at high temperatures and playing a crucial role in the chemical reactions in the converter.

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Cerium

Ce

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6
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is used as an anti-corrosion compound in pumps and valves. It does not absorb neutrons, so it is also widely used in nuclear reactors.

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Zirconium

(Zr)

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7
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is commonly used – in its elemental form – as rocket fuels. It has a working similar to oxygen and helps oxidizers in the rocket fuel to burn.

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Fluorine

F

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8
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Approximately 95% of all ____ is used in the production of ____ oxide. _____ oxide is an extremely bright white pigment used in paints, plastics, toothpaste and paper.

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Titanium:

Ti

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9
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  • It is used in fertilizers to uphold the biological ____ cycle. It is also used in explosive and pyrotechnics.
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Phosphorus

P

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10
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is used in pyrotechnics. When burned, it gives off a green color in the flame. More common uses are in ___ acid and _____.

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Boron

B

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11
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is used as nuclear reactor fuel, spacecraft power, nuclear weapon. It occurs as small traces in nature.

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Plutonium

Pu

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12
Q 
Color producers in fireworks
– Red
– Orange
– Yellow
– Green
– Blue
– Silver
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Sr
Ca
Na
Ba
Cu
Mg & Al
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13
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is used to treat cancer. It was often produced in hospitals by pumping ____ from ___ium and then sealing it into tubes.

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Radon

Rn

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14
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  • Widely used to produce phosphors that are used in cellphones and larger display screens which is widespread in 1960s and 70s
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Yttrium

Y

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15
Q

can be used in drilling muds. It is commonly used to add weight in the drilling fluids. Drilling grade ____ is expected to have a specific gravity of at least 4.20g/cm^3.

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Barite (BaSO4)

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16
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is used in orange-red ____tubes for advertising signs, lasers, and supercold refrigerant.

A

Neon (Ne)

17
Q

is a mineral found in the ground around volcanic craters and hot springs and occurs naturally in some plants, including grains, fruits and vegetables. Protein foods also contain ___, which may put vegetarians at risk for developing a ___ deficiency. The mineral helps form muscles, hair and skin cells.

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Sulfur

S

18
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is a soft, shiny metal which is the most conductive metal of all elements and is industrially used for jewellery, ___ware, coins, dentistry, and photo films.

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Silver

Ag

19
Q

looks and behaves like most other metals, but it has relatively few uses. One of the most important is in the manufacture of very powerful magnets. Compounds of ____are also used to color glass and in television tubes.

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Samarium

20
Q

is the most corrosion-resistant material known. It is used in special alloys and forms an alloy with osmium, which is used for pen tips and compass bearings.

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Iridium (Ir)

21
Q

is used in incandescent and fluorescent bulbs as a protective layer around the filament to keep oxygen from corroding it.

A

Argon

Ar

22
Q
  • refining petroleum, LED lightbulbs, integrated circuit manufacturing.
A

Lutherium

23
Q

-is used to create alloys and as a phosphor in fluorescent lamps and is also used to make transistors for use in electronic devices.

A

Germanium (Ge)

24
Q
  • used to galvanise other metals, such as iron, to prevent rusting. Galvanised steel is used for car bodies, street lamp posts, safety barriers and suspension bridges.
A

Zinc

Zn

25
Q

has many industrial uses such as production of petrol, batteries, paints and ceramic glazes, and is used in solder applied to water distribution pipes and to seam of food cans, and in crystal glassware.

A

Lead

Pb

26
Q

is a good absorber of neutrons and is used to make control rods, such as those found in nuclear submarines. It also has a very high melting point and because of this is used in plasma welding torches.

A

Hafnium

27
Q

is a commonly used as a semiconductor in electronics: devices such as transistors, printed circuit boards and integrated circuits make use of _______’s properties to achieve maximum performance.

A

Silicon

28
Q

is commonly used as an alloying agent with magnesium to create high-strength metals used in aircraft engines. __________ salts can give glasses and enamels a bright, true yellow color.

A

Praseodymium

29
Q

is also known as wolfram, from WOLFRAMITE. _____has the highest melting point of all metals and is alloyed with other metals to strengthen them. ______ and its alloys are used in many high-temperature applications, such as arc-welding electrodes and heating elements in high-temperature furnaces.

A

Tungsten

30
Q

is used in aluminum alloys, to make cookware more durable, and commonly used in batteries.

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Lithium

31
Q
  • This is used to make powerful magnets used in loudspeakers and computer hard drives to enable them to be smaller and more efficient.
A

Neodymium (Nd)

32
Q

is a very important element because it provides us with nuclear fuel used to generate electricity in nuclear power stations.

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Uranium (U)

33
Q

is combined with other gases to produce light bulbs that glow with greenish-yellow light

A

Krypton (Kr)

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