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USES OF COMMON ELEMENTS

Practice matching these common elements with their uses.

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AluminumA light metal used in making airplanes, buildings, pots and pans, etc.
BromineUsed in photography, medicines, insecticides, etc.
CalciumA soft, metallic chemical element found in limestone, marble, chalk, etc.
CarbonFound in coal, oil, gas, living things, and inks
ChlorineUsed in bleach, in chemical to kill germs in swimming pools, and found with the element sodium in table salt
ChromiumA shiny metal usde on bumpers of some cars, household fixtures, etc
CopperA metal used for electric wires, pots, pans, and pennies
GoldA metal used for jewelry and precious decorative pieces
HeliumA gas much lighter in air used in blimps and balloons
HydrogenA flammable and explosive gas
IodineUsed on cuts and wounds to kill germs
IronA strong metal used in the construction of buildings, steel, and machines
LeadA metal used in automobile batteries and in fishing and diving weights
MercuryA heavy, poisonous liquid used in some thermometers
NickelA metal used in coins
NitrogenThe main gas in the air, also used as fertilizer
OxygenA gas nessesary for respiration; aids burning
PlatinumAn expensive metal used in jewelry
PotassiumFound in fertilizers
SiliconUsed in electronics and in compounds for making glass
SilverUsed in tableware, jewelry, photography, medicines, and coins
Sodiumsoft metal that combines with chlorine to make table salt
TinUsed to make cans
TungstenA metal used in light bulb filaments
UraniumA metal used in some nuclear reactions
ZincA metal that prevents rust and is used in dry cell batteries
RadiumSelf-luminous plants
PlutoniumNuclear weapons
KryptonFlourescent lights
Phosphorusfound in fertilizers
FluorinePrevents tooth decay
ArgonLight Bulbs

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