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ELEMENT |
SYMBOL |
USES |
| 1) |
Aluminum |
Al |
A light metal used in making airplanes, buildings, pots & pans, etc. |
| 2) |
Bromine |
Br |
Used in photography, medicines, insecticides, etc. |
| 3) |
Calcium |
Ca |
A soft, metallic chemical element found in limestone, marble, chalk, etc. |
| 4) |
Carbon |
C |
Found in coal, oil gas, living things, & inks |
| 5) |
Chlorine |
Cl |
Used in bleach, in chemicals to kill germs in swimming pools, & found with the element sodium in table salt |
| 6) |
Chromium |
Cr |
A shiny metal used on bumpers of some cars, household fixtures, etc. |
| 7) |
Copper |
Cu |
A metal used for electric wires, pots, pans, & pennies |
| 8) |
Gold |
Au |
A metal used for jewelry & precious decorative pieces |
| 9) |
Helium |
He |
A gas much lighter than air used in blimps & balloons |
| 10) |
Hydrogen |
H |
A flammable & explosive gas |
| 11) |
Iodine |
I |
Used on cuts & wounds to kill germs |
| 12) |
Iron |
Fe |
A strong metal used in the construction of buildings, steel, & machines |
| 13) |
Lead |
Pb |
A metal used in automobile batteries & in fishing & diving weights |
| 14) |
Mercury |
Hg |
A heavy, poisonous liquid used in some thermometers |
| 15) |
Neon |
Ne |
A gas used in many lights & signs |
| 16) |
Nickel |
Ni |
A metal used in coins |
| 17) |
Nitrogen |
N |
The main gas in the air, also used in fertilizers |
| 18) |
Oxygen |
O |
A gas necessary for respiration; aids burning |
| 19) |
Platinum |
Pt |
An expensive metal used in jewelry |
| 20) |
Potassium |
K |
Found in fertilizers |
| 21) |
Silicon |
Si |
Used in electronics & in compounds for making glass |
| 22) |
Silver |
Ag |
Used in tableware, jewelry, photography, medicines, & coins |
| 23) |
Sodium |
Na |
Soft metal that combines with chlorine to make table salt |
| 24) |
Sulfur |
S |
Used to make sulfuric acid & some medicines such as pet powders |
| 25) |
Tin |
Sn |
Used to make cans |
| 26) |
Tungsten |
W |
A metal used in light bulb filaments |
| 27) |
Uranium |
U |
A metal used in some nuclear reactions |
| 28) |
Zinc |
Zn |
A metal that prevents rust & is used in dry cell batteries |
