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126 Cards in this Set
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Silicon
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Used to make computer chips
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Nitrogen
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Important ingradient in plant fertilizers
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Oxygen
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a component of air that is necessary for life
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Boron
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extracted from borax to use in detergents
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Mercury
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commonly used in barometers
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Gallium
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Used in microwave equipment
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Carbon
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Soot deposits from fuel not burning efficiently is made from _________.
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Sulfur
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Compounds of this smell of rotten eggs
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Aluminum
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common metal that most soda cans are made of
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Zinc
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Combines with copper to form brass
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Arsenic
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a metalliod that works as an effective poison
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Selenium
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used in photo cells
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Cadmium
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used in rechargeable batteries, but is toxic
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Tin
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Food cans are coated with this to provide a protective coating to prevent corrosion and is nontoxic
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Polonium
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a radioactive element named after Poland
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Bismuth
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Found in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
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Phosphorus
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the white form of this element is very flammable
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Carbon
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diamonds are one of its allotropes
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Indium
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used in safety devices
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Lithium
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used in antidepressant medicines
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Francium
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the only radioactive element in the alkali metal group
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Potassium
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used to make glass stronger
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Potassium
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used as a replacement in low-sodium diets
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Bromine
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the liquid member of the halogen family
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Iodine
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a halogen used in photography
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Fluorine
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the most reactive nonmetal
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Iodine
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extracted from sea water
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Bromine
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extracted from sea water
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Chlorine
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forms a poisonous gas; but yet is used in swimming pools
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Astatine
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the radioactive member of the halogen family
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Flurorine
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the lightest member of the halogen group
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Seaborgium
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an element named after an American nuclear chemist
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Curium
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an element named after a French chemist
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Bohrium
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an element named after a Danish physicist
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Hassium
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an element named from a German province
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Dubnium
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an element named after a Russian city
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Rutherfordium
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an element named after the scientist who conducted the Gold-foil experiment
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Meitnerium
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an element named after a, Austrian physicist
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Mendelevium
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named after the scientist who first published the periodic table
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Fermium
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named after an Italian nuclear scientist
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Einsteinium
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named after the scientist who developed the theory of relativity
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Hydrogen
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most abundant element in the universe
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Hydrogen
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simplest element on the periodic table
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Hydrogen
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most used for production of ammonia & vegetable oils
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Hydrogen
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rocket fuel; fuel cells
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Helium
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2nd most abundent element in the universe
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Helium
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discovered in sun before found here on earth
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Lithium
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lightest & simplest of all solids
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Lithium
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vital component in dry-cell batteries
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Beryllium
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deadly poison with a sugary taste
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Beryllium
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primary constituent in emeralds
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Boron
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borax
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Carbon
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graphite & diamonds
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Carbon
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MANY common compounds with this as a backbone
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carbon
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main source is directly from earth as coal
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Carbon
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radiometric dating
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Nitrogen
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most abundent gas in the earth's atmoshpere
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Nitrogen
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Haber process for ammonia
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Nitrogen
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explosives
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Nitrogen
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used when a nonreactive atmosphere is needed
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Nitrogen
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one of its compounds is used to make laughing gas
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Oxygen
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vital for sustaining life; about 20% of the atmosphere; ozone
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Oxygen
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most common element in earth's crust
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Fluorine
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added to drinking water & toothpaste to reduce cavities
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Neon
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when electricity is applied, it glows intense orange lights
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Sodium
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so reactive, not found by itself in nature
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Sodium
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so many important compounds. . . salt, baking soda
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Magnesium
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catalyst in organic reactions so essential to good health
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Aluminum
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most abundant metal on the surface of the earth
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Silicon
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contained in common beach sand
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Silicon
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used to make glass, soaps, and adhesives
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Sulfur
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odorless until contact with air or moisture to form compounds
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Sulfur
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gun powder
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Sulfur
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auto batteries
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Chlorine
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common antiseptic and bleaching agent
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Chlorine
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used in WWI, deadly gas
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Argon
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used to fill incandescent light bulbs
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Potassium
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compounds used in fertilizers, salt substitutes, soaps & detergents
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Calcium
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found in plaster of paris
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Calcium
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found in limestone; chalk
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Titanium
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used for surgical pins and instruments because it does not react with flesh & bone
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Chromium
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used in pigments
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Manganese
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enhances steel and is used in railroad tracks
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Manganese
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crucial to the effectiveness of Vitamin B1
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Iron
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considered the most plentiful, inexpensive & useful of all metals
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Iron
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when dissolved in carbon produces steel
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Cobalt
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has a characteristic blue glass
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Nickel
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Used in powerful magnets
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Nickel
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its compounds tend to be green in color
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Copper
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used significantly in the electrical industry
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Copper
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one of its compounds used as an algaecide & fungicide
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Zinc
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coats steel to prolong its life
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Zinc
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added with copper to produce brass
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Arsenic
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highly poisonous; used as a weed killer & rat poison
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Bromine
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used in dyes and disinfectants
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Krypton
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used to fill incandescent light bulbs
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Krypton
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fills the lamps that line airport runways
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Palladium
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used in teeth braces
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Silver
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one of its compounds is considered a rain-making compound
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Cadmium
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responsible for intense color paint pigments
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Tin
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a thin coating on steel cans prevents corrosion and it ideal for food packaging because nontoxic
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Iodine
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extracted from seawater/seaweed
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Iodine
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needed for hormone in thyroid gland
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Xenon
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used in strobe lights
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Barium
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used in X-rays to visualize soft tissue
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Barium
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used in fireworks; burns a brillant green
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Tungsten
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highest melting point of all metals
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Tungsten
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temperature can be raised to a point where it glows a bright white
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Tungsten
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used in the filaments of light bulbs
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Iridium
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the most corrosion-resistant of all known metals
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Platinum
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precious metal used in the medical & dental fields
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Gold
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a precious metal with ancient origins
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Mercury
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as known as quicksilver
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Mercury
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used in thermometers and barometers
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Lead
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poisoning can lead to birth defects and deformities
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Lead
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used to contain radioactivity
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Lead
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can be final product in nuclear decay series
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Bismuth
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used in heat-activated elements because of its low melting point
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Polonium
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discovered with radium
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Radon
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heavy radioactive gas
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Radon
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possible health hazard in basements
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Radium
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an intensely radioactive element that glows in the dark
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Radium
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used up to the 50s in paints for airplane gauge panels and watch dials
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Uranium
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virtually all quantities are used by the military or the nuclear power industry
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Plutonium
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a main ingredient in fission weapons
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Plutonium
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a by=product in nuclear power plants
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