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Fe
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Iron;
has many uses; can be combined with carbon to make steel, which is harder than iron |
1 - harder than iron
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Pb
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Lead;
a soft metal; used in storage batteries |
2 - hardness
what kinds of b________ |
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Ne
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Neon;
a gas used in glass tubes for lights |
1 - solid?
light bulb in greenhouse |
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N
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Nitrogen;
a colorless gas that makes up most of the atmosphere; its compounds are essential for life |
2 - color? solid? atmosphere
compounds |
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O
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Oxygen;
used by the body for breathing; needed to make most fuels burn |
2 - stay alive
fuels |
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K
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Potassium;
its compounds are essential to life; used in medicines and fertilizers |
2 - compound
used in Motrin and grass |
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Si
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Silicon;
used to make tiny chips for computers |
1 - computer
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Ag
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Silver;
used to make jewelry, coins, and eating utensils; its compounds are used in photography |
2 - beads,money, forks
compounds for the photo shoot |
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Na
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Sodium;
combines with chlorine to make salt and with other substances to make baking soda, borax and glass |
1 - NaCl, baking soda,silly putty, greenhouse
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