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TRIVIAS: MINERALS / ELEMENTS AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL USES Flashcards

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Used for extraction of gold and silver

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Mercury (Hg)

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2
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Used to cool down super conduction magnets during welding and magnet production

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Helium (He)

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3
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Used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion, such as in tin cans, which are made of tin coated steel

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Tin (Sn)

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Used in aluminum alloys to make cookware more durable and also commonly used in batteries

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Lithium (Li)

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5
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Best known for the brilliant reds its salts give to fireworks and flares

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Strontium (Sr)

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It is also used in producing ferrite magnets and refining zinc

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Strontium (Sr)

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7
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used to treat cancer

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Radon (Rn)

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8
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used to provide power to electrical equipment used on space missions

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Curium (Cm)

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9
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It is used in vulcanizing rubber, as a coloring agent in glass and ceramics, and in catalysts for petroleum cracking

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Tellurium (Te)

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10
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used in automobile batteries and in fishing and diving weights

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Lead (Pb)

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11
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used with Platinum as catalysts in the production of lead-free high octane gasoline

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Rhenium (Re)

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12
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used primarily for the study of nuclear reactors due to its good ability to absorb neutrons

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Europium (Eu)

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13
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used as hardening agent for platinum alloys

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Silver (Ag)

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14
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used in crucibles and other equipment that is used at high temperatures

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Silver (Ag)

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15
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used to make mirrors as it is best reflector of visible light known, although it does tarnish with time

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Silver (Ag)

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16
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mostly used as fungicide black gunpowder and sulfuric acid

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Sulfur (S)

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17
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used as an agent for radio-immunotherapy in medicine

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Actinium (Ac)

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18
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widely used as a catalysts for chemical reactions

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Platinum (Pt)

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19
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Its important use is in vehicles, as a catalytic converter, facilitating the complete combustion of unburned hydrocarbon passing through exhaust

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Platinum (Pt)

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20
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Brittle metal with low melting point used for solders, fuses, fire sprinklers (plug), and cosmetic pigments

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Bismuth (Bi)

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21
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Toxic, non-corroding soft metal used for electroplated steel, nicad batteries, red and yellow paints and fire sprinklers

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Cadmium (Cd)

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22
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High-melt-point metal used for hard steel, cutting tools, drill bits, armor plate, gun barrels and fertilizers

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Molybdenum (Mo)

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23
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used in orange-red neon tubes for advertising signs, lasers and super cold refrigerant

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Neon (Ne)

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24
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used in electric applications such as Polymerization catalysts for PET-plastics

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Germanium (Ge)

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25
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used in incandescent and fluorescent bulbs as a protective later around the filament the keep oxygen from corroding it

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Argon (Ar)

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26
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The chemical that can dissolve glass

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Fluorine (F)

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27
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used mainly as an etching compound

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Fluorine (F)

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28
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Acts as high speed semiconductors that are used to make mobile phones, solar panels and LEDs.

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Gallium (Ga)

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29
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Mainly used as coatings for windows of tall buildings and protective film on welder’s goggles

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Indium (In)

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30
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used as an additive to make stainless steel

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Selenium (Se)

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31
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used as a radiation source substitute for a portable X-ray machine where electricity is unavailable

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Ytterbium (Yb)

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32
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Used as catalyst in refining petroleum

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Molybdenum (Mo)

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33
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used to make specialized yellow glass googles for glass blowers and welders

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Praseodymium (Pr)

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34
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used in alloys especially with vanadium to decrease the hardness of metals

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Erbium (Er)

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35
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used in amplifiers and laser

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Erbium (Er)

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36
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It is considered by many sources as the strongest radioactive element

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Polonium (Po)

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37
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It glows blue

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Polonium (Po)

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38
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it is used as an atomic heat source

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Polonium (Po)

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39
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used in anti-static brushers to eliminate dust on photographic film

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Polonium (Po)

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40
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used for treating prediabetes and diabetes, low blood sugar

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Vanadium (V)

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41
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used for improving athletic performance in weight training

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Vanadium (V)

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42
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used for preventing cancer

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Vanadium (V)

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43
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It is used in moisture gauges for the determination of water and oil-bearing layers in oil wells

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Californium (Cf)

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44
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One of the rare earth used to make carbon arc light which are used in the motion picture industry for studio lighting and projector lights

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Lanthanum (La)

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45
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used to dope calcium chloride crystals for use in optical lasers

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Samarium (Sm)

46
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used in infrared absorbing glass and as a neutron absorber in nuclear reactors

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Samarium (Sm)

47
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used in refining petroleum, LED lightbulbs, integrated circuit manufacturing

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Lutetium (Lu)

48
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a good absorber of neutrons

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Hafnium (Hf)

49
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used to make control rods, such as those found in nuclear submarines

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Hafnium (Hf)

50
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Has a very high melting point and because of this is used in plasma welding torches

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Hafnium (Hf)

51
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used to make powerful magnets used in loudspeakers and computer hard drives to enable them to be smaller and more efficient

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Neodymium (Nd)

52
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used among industrial companies as coating for steel and iron to prevent rusting

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Zinc (Zn)

53
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Due to the ______________ of lead (Pb) , it is used as shield against X-ray and gamma ray radiation

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High Density

54
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a well known poison

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Arsenic (As)

55
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used to kill rats and for insecticides

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Arsenic (As)

56
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used medically as treatment for osteoarthritis, improvement of mental capacity and increasing testosterone

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Boron (B)

57
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utilized in the aviation industry as cogs and gears

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Beryllium (Be)

58
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used in rechargeable batteries and hydride batteries for hybrid vehicles

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Nickel (Ni)

59
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used as a steel additive to produce a very tough alloy

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Vanadium (V)

60
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used in molten iron and steel to remove sulfur

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Magnesium (Mg)

61
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primarily used for electrical wiring due to its electrical conductivity and ductility

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Copper (Cu)

62
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used as a disinfectant to treat drinking water and swimming pools due to its capability to kill bacteria

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Chlorine (Cl)

63
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used to pressurize liquid fuel tanks in rockets

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Helium (He)

64
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used as a rocket fuel igniter

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Amorphous Boron

65
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main fuel for NASA space shuttle program

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Hydrogen (H)

66
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can make water burn

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Potassium (K)

67
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used in portable metal detectors for identifying gold and silver ores

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Californium (Cf)

68
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main element/ materials used in making Formula 1 car’s chassis

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Carbon (C)

69
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Oxygen combined with _______________ produces oxy-acetylene flame used for cutting and welding metals

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Acetylene Gas

70
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Oxygen combine with acetylene gas produces _________________ used for cutting and welding metals

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Oxy-acetylene flame

71
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used in metallurgy as a scavenger element for the removal of impurities in metals

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Lithium (Li)

72
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used in air purifiers for removing carbon dioxide from the air

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Lithium (Li)

73
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Lithium is used in air purifiers for removing carbon dioxide from the air by forming _______________

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Lithium Carbonates

74
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used for aerospace industry components and sports equipment

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Scandium (Sc)

75
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an important cryogenic refrigerant

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Liquid Neon

76
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can be used to predict the arrival of an earthquake because it was being released from fault zones prior to earth slipping

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Radon (Rn)

77
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present in optical fibers especially laptops

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Platinum (Pt)

78
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used in photography, medicines, insecticides

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Bromine (Br)

79
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can be used for fire extinguishing operations

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Argon (Ar)

80
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used to locate and image brain tumors

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Rubidium (Rb)

81
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used to study blood flow and in nuclear medicine to study lung function problems

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Krypton-85

82
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mainly used for photovoltaic cells

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Silicon (Si)

83
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element used in atomic clocks

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Cesium-133

84
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used to harden steel and increase resistance to rust

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Chromium (Cr)

85
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main gas in the Earth’s atmosphere approximately 78%

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Nitrogen (N)

86
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can be used as fertilizers

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Nitrogen (N)

87
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used in light bulb filaments

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Tungsten (W)

88
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used in manufacturing fiber optics

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Germanium (Ge)

89
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used by the nuclear power industry to separate uranium isotopes

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Fluorine (F)

90
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Does not absorb neutrons

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Zirconium (Zr)

91
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widely used in nuclear reactors

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Zirconium (Zr)

92
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used to make chemical process equipment, nuclear reactors, aircraft and missile parts

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Tantalum (Ta)

93
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_____________ has two forms

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Phosphorus (P)

94
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used for flares

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White Phosphorus

95
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used for the side of matchboxes

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Red Phosphorus

96
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used in precision tubing for refrigerators and air conditioners

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Aluminum (Al)

97
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used to disinfect external wounds

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Iodine (I)

98
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utilized and associated with the aerospace, medical, power, oil and gas industries

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Titanium (Ti)

99
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used for semiconductors for phones and other gadgets

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Silicon (Si)

100
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used as catalyst in the chemical industry

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Osmium (Os)

101
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used in germicidal lamps due to its capability to produce UV light

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Xenon (Xe)

102
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used as a reducing agent for preparing metals like thorium and uranium

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Calcium (Ca)

103
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is combined with other gases to produce light bulbs that glow with greenish- yellow light

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Krypton (Kr)

104
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Utilized for composite armor, specifically of the main battle tank of the US Army

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Depleted Uranium

105
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Old thermometers use ___________ to gauge the temperature enclosed in a glass

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Mercury (Hg)

106
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primarily used when drilling for new oil wells

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Barium (Ba)

107
Q

used in making of microwave filters for radar, white LED lights and metal-cutting lasers

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Yttrium (Y)

108
Q

component of mischmetal, used in the manufacture of alloys for cigarette lighters

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Cerium (Ce)

109
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believed to be more powerful than uranium in generating energy

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Plutonium Rods

110
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used as nuclear reactor fuel, spacecraft power, nuclear weapon

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Plutonium (Pu)

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