Uses Flashcards
Al
Construction, aerospace industry, overhead power lines, fuel cells,
Boric acid
Mild antiseptic and pesticide, as the starting material for its anhydride- boron oxide,
Boron oxide
Desolves many metal oxides, used as a flux- cleanser metals, make finerglass, borosilicate glass- very low thermal expansion
Alumina(Al2O3)
Stationary phase in chromatography
BF3
Industrial catalyst
KO2, potassium super oxide
Submarines, space stations to regenerate air
Li
Thermonuclear weapons, treat bipolar disorder, lubrication, batteries
K
KCl- fertilizer.KNO3- faciliate the ignition of matches
Be
Construction of missles and satellites, as windows for x-ray tubes, added tu Cu, electronics industry
Mg
Lightness and toughness- airplanes, cars
Ca
As structual materials in organisms, buildings, civil engineering, cement
C
Graphite, dimond, electrodes, batteries, lubricant
Si
Semiconductors,
Ge
Semiconductors
Sn
Tinplating, bronze
Pb
Construction industry, radiation shields, electrodes of batteries l, transportation of acids
O2
Steel industry, medicine
Selenium
Solar cells, photoelectric devices, photocopying
H2O2
Hair bleach, antiseptic, rocket fuel, environment-friendly oxidizing agent
SO2
Refrigerant, bleach for textiles and flour, production of sulfuric acid
Sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
Fertilazers, petrochemicals, dyestuffs, detergents
Cl2
Plastics, solvents, pesticides, bleaching agent in paper and textile industry, disinfecting water, weapon?
Bromine
Organic synthesis, as fire retardants and pesticides, AgBr- photography
I2
Antiseptic, esencial trace element
KClO3
Fireworks, matchrs
He
Airships, medicine and diving to dilute O2
Noble gases
Gas-discharge tubes- neon lights.
Xenon
Halogen lamps, high speed photographic flash tubes, investigates as an anesthetic
Ti
Prosthetics,
TiO2
Pigment in paints, paper production, food, solar cells
V
Specific alloys of steel(springs), as pigments in ceremic and glass ind
Cr
Stainless steel, chrome plating
MnO2
Dry cell batteries, glass,
Co
Alloys(surgical steel, drill bits, lathe tools), oxide- blue coloring
Ni
Stainless steel, copper alloys, batteries, catalysts
Cu
Alloys- brass, bronze