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TRIVIAS: Uses of Elements Flashcards

1
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Used among industrial companies as coating for steel and iron to prevent rusting

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Zinc

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2
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Due to the ___________ of Lead, it is used as shield against X-ray and Gamma-ray radiation

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High Density

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3
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used for flares

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White Phosphorus

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4
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used for the side matchboxes

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Red Phosphorus

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5
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a well-known poison and is used to kill rats and for insecticide

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Arsenic

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6
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used medically as a treatment for osteoarthritis, improvement of mental capacity and increasing testosterone

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Boron

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7
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utilized in the aviation industry as cogs and gears

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Beryllium

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8
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used in rechargeable batteries and hydride batteries used in hybrid vehicles

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Nickel

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9
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is best known use for this alloy is in flints for cigarette lighters

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Cerium

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10
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used as a steel additive to produce very tough alloy

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Vanadium

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11
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used in molten iron and steel to remove sulfur

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Magnesium

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12
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used in precision tubing for refrigerators and air conditioners

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Aluminum

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13
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Primarily used for electrical wiring due to its electrical conductivity and ductility

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Copper

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14
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used in germicidal lamps due to its capability to produced uv light

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Xenon

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15
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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

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16
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Used for semiconductors for phones and other gadgets

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Silicon

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17
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Utilized for composite armor, specifically of the main battle tank of the US Army

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Depleted Uranium

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18
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Used to pressurize liquid fuel tanks in rockets

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Helium

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19
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used as a rocket fuel igniter

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Amorphous Boron

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20
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Main fuel for NASA space shuttle program

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Hydrogen

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21
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Can make water burn

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Potassium

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22
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Used by the oil and gas industries to make drilling mud

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Barium

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23
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Used in portable metal detectors for identifying gold and silver ores

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Californium

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24
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main element/materials used in making Formula 1 Car’s chassis

25
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Used in old thermometers to gauge the temperature

26
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Oxygen combined with __________ produces flame used for cutting and welding metals

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Acetylene Gas

27
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Oxygen combined with Acetylene gas produces ____________ flame used for cutting and welding metals

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Oxy acetylene

28
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Can be used as a reducing agent or preparing metals like thorium and uranium

29
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used in metallurgy as a scavenger element for the removal of impurities in metals

30
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Used in air purifiers for removing carbon dioxide from the air

31
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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

32
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Used for aerospace industry components and sports equipment

33
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used in making microwave filters for radar, white LED lights and metal cutting lasers

34
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an important cryogenic refrigerant

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Liquid neon

35
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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

36
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Known to significantly reduce power consumption of fluorescent lamps

37
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Present in optical fibers especially laptops

38
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used in photography, medicines, insecticides,etc.

39
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used on cuts and wounds to kill germs

40
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used for fire extinguishing operations

41
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believed to be more powerful than uranium in generating energy

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Plutonium Rods

42
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Used to locate and image brain tumors

43
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Used to study blood flow and in nuclear medicine to study lung function for problems

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Krypton - 85

44
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mainly used for photovoltaic cells

45
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element used in atomic clocks

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Cesium - 133

46
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used to harden steel and high resistance to rust

47
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_________ for nuclear power plants and nuclear reactors

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Uranium Fuel

48
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Main gas in the Earth’s Atmosphere approximately 78%

49
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Can be used as fertilizers

50
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has the highest melting point for a metal

51
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Used for incandescent light bulb filaments

52
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used in manufacturing fiber optics

53
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Used as catalyst in the chemical industry

54
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Used by the nuclear power industry to separate uranium isotopes

55
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Does not absorb neutrons

56
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Is widely used in nuclear reactors

57
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utilized and associated with aerospace, medical, power, oil and gas industries

58
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used to make chemical process equipment, nuclear reactors, aircraft and missile parts

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