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Carbon
•The major use of carbon is in the form of hydrocarbons, mainly methane gas and crude oil. Crude oil is used to make gasoline and kerosene through distillation.
•Cellulose, a natural carbon polymer found in plants, is used in cotton, linen and hemp.
•Plastics are made from synthetic (man made- not naturally occurring) carbon polymers.
•Graphite, a form of carbon, is combined with clays to make the ‘lead’ in pencils. Graphite is also used as an electrode in electrolysis as it is inert. -
Jan 1, 600
Sulfur
This element is utilized in the creation of sulfuric acid. These are used in different industries. The element is used in the creation of steel and rubber. It is also included in the production of inorganic chemicals, matches, fumigants and glass. It is also used in explosives, cement, animal feed and adhesives. Fertilizers are also used. Producers of slat blocks, soil amendments, petroleum and sugar refining also use them. -
Jan 1, 1000
Lead
Lead is very resistant to corrosion - lead pipes from Roman times are still in use today - and it is often used to store corrosive liquids. Great quantities of lead, both as the metal and the dioxide, are used in batteries. Lead is also used in cable covering, plumbing and ammunition. Tetraethyl lead is used as an anti-knock agent in petrol, and as an additive in paints. The use of lead in plumbing, petrol and paints has been reduced in the past few years because of environmental concern. -
Jan 1, 1250
Arsenic
Arsenic is used as a doping agent in solid-state devices. Gallium arsenide is used in lasers which convert electricity into coherent light. Arsenic is used pyrotechny, hardening and improving the sphericity of shot, and in bronzing. Arsenic compounds are used as insecticides and in other poisons. -
Jan 1, 1500
Zinc
Zinc is used for treatment and prevention of zinc deficiency and its consequences, including stunted growth and acute diarrhea in children, and slow wound healing.
It is also used for boosting the immune system, treating the common cold and recurrent ear infections, and preventing lower respiratory infections. It is also used for malaria and other diseases caused by parasites.
Some people use zinc for an eye disease called macular degeneration, for night blindness, and for cataracts. It is a -
Antimony
Antimony is widely used in alloys, especially with lead in order to improve its hardness and mechanical strength, and in this form is used in batteries. Antimony is also used in semiconductor technology in making infra-red detectors and diodes. Other uses include type metal, bullets and cable sheathing. Antimony compounds are used in manufacturing flame-proof compounds, paints, enamels, glass and pottery. -
Phosphorus
The main uses of Phosphorus are:
1. Red phosphorus is chiefly used on making matches.
2. White phosphorus and zinc phosphate are mainly used as a poison for rats.
3. Phosphorus is used in making phosphor bronze, which is an alloy of copper and tin containing phosphorus.
4. Phosphorus is used for the preparation of phosphorous compounds like P2O5, PCl3, PCl5 and phosphoric acid. Phosphoric acid, in turn, is used in the manufacture phosphatic fertilizers such as triple superphate. -
Platinum
Platinum is used extensively for jewellery, but its main use - accounting for about 50% of demand each year - is inside catalytic convertors on cars, trucks and buses. Platinum is very effective at converting emissions from the vehicle's engine into less harmful waste products. It is also used for electrical components, thermocouple elements, corrosion-resisitence apparatus and in dentistry. Platinum is manaufactured into metal gauzes for the production of nitric acid. -
Nickel
Uses Nickel is chiefly used in the making of alloys such as stainless steel. A copper-nickel alloy is extensively used in making desalination plants for converting sea water into fresh water. Nickel steel is used for armour plate. Nickel has long been used in coins - the US five-cent piece (known as a ‘nickel’) is 25% nickel and 75% copper. Nickel plate protects softer metals. Finely-divided nickel is used as a catalyst for hydrogenating vegetable oils. -
Nitrogen
•Nitrogen is used to preserve packaged foods by stopping the oxidation of food which causes it to go ‘off’.
•Light bulbs may contain nitrogen as a cheaper alternative to argon.
•Nitrogen gas is often used on top of liquid explosive to keep them from exploding!
•Nitrogen is used to produce many electrical parts such as transistors, diodes and integrated circuits.
•When dried and pressurized, nitrogen gas is used as a dielectric gas for high voltage equipment.
•Used to manufacture stainless steel. -
Chlorine
•Chlorine is used (generally a particular compound of chlorine) to kill bacteria in drinking water and swimming pools. It is also used in disinfectants and bleach for the same reason. Chlorine is very effect against e coli bacteria.
•Chlorine is used in bromine extraction.
•Methyl chloride, another important compound of chlorine, is used as an anesthetic. It is also used to make certain silicone polymers and is used to extract greases, oils and resins. -
Oxygen
This gas is used in various industrial chemical applications. It is used to make acids, sulfuric acid, nitric acid and other compounds. Its most reactive variant is ozone O3. It is applied in assorted chemical reactions. The goal is to boost reaction rate and oxidation of unwanted compounds. Hot oxygen air is required to make steel and iron in blast furnaces. Some mining companies use it to destroy rocks. -
Aluminum
Aluminium is used in an enormous variety of products, due to its particular properties. It has low density, is non-toxic, has a high thermal conductivity, has excellent corrosion resistance, and can be easily cast, machined and formed. It is also non-magnetic and non-sparking. It is the second most malleable metal and the sixth most ductile. It is therefore extensively used for kitchen utensils, outside building decoration, etc. -
Flourine
•Fluorine is used in toothpaste and drinking water to prevent tooth decay. Fluorine is most common ly known for being in water and toothpaste as fluoride. -
Argon
Argon is used in combination with other gases to weld auto parts, frames, mufflers and other automotive parts. It also provides an oxygen and nitrogen-free environment for annealing processes and is an essential component in airbags.Argon is used to create an inert shield gas to enhance arc stability and characteristics of gas metal arc welding. It is also the primary gas for the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process. -
Helium
Evidence shows that the human voice can be changed with a bit of helium. The gas is also used as light weight aircraft fuel. The element is usually combined with hydrogen in air balloons. Hydrogen alone is fine, but helium makes the balloon safer to use. The same gas is used by caisson workers too. Divers use oxygen and helium during their dives. The combination provides them with the atmosphere necessary to survive in high pressure environments. -
Krypton
Krypton is used to fill electric lamp bulbs which are filled with a mixture of krypton and argon, and for various electronic devices. Krypton is also used in photographic projection lamps, in very high-powered electric arc lights used at airports and in some strobo-lamps, because it has an extremely fast respons to an electric current. -
Neon
The element is also used in helium neon lasers, television tubes and wave meter tubes. It is also used in lightning arresters. This is used to shield electrical equipment from lightning. There are also high voltage indicators and vacuum tubes that employ it. -
Polonium
Polonium is mainly used in nuclear weapons to trigger neutron motion. It is also used in making photographic plates, and it can be used in many industrial application to reduce static charge. Polonium is a radioactive element, which was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1897. Polonium is used in devices that eliminates static charges in textile mills and other places. It can be used as an atomic heat source to power radioisotope thermoelectric generators. -
Radium
Radium has been used to produce neutron sources, luminous paints, and medical radioisotopes. -
Actinium
Actinium is mainly used for: thermoelectric power.It is also used as a source for neutrons.It can be used for many gaseous,liquid and solid compounds. -
Radon
Answer The common uses of radon are in treatment of cancer and also in the production of neutrons for research. Radon belongs to a set of noble gases, which in general do not react with other fundamentals. -
Francium
Francium has no uses, having a half life of only 22 minutes. -
Americium
Americium has few uses other than in smoke alarms. It is of interest as it is part of the decay sequence that occurs in nuclear power production. -
Dubnium
At present, it is only used in research. -
Plutonium
Plutonium was used in several of the first atomic bombs, and is still used in bomb-making. The complete detonation of a kilogram of plutonium produces an explosion equivalent to over 10,000 tonnes of chemical explosive. Plutonium is also a key material in the development of nuclear power. It has been used as a compact energy source on space missions such as the Apollo lunar missions. -
Ununbium
The following uses for ununbium are gathered from a number of sources as well as from anecdotal comments. I'd be delighted to receive corrections as well as additional referenced uses (please use the feedback mechanism to add uses). -
Tin
•Tin is used for coating lead, zinc of steel to prevent corrosion. Steel containers coated with tin are commonly used to preserve food.
•Tin is used in many specialized alloys including pewter and bronze. It is also used to create a special type of bronze called bell metal that is used for making bells.
•Tin has also been used to create decorative housewares. Tin is decorated in a process called punched tin and it is commonly used to make decorative lanterns. -
Iron
An alloy of iron and other metals are used to make stainless steel which is used to make pots and surgical tools. The iron metal is used in making building sheets and machine tools. Iron makes the iron catalysts that are used to make ammonia -
Gold
Gold is use in jewelry, computers, electronics, in dentistry, in aerospace, in drugs (small amounts), first place winner's medals or trophies. -
Silver
•The most common uses of silver include jewelry and high quality cutlery (also known as silverware).
• It was also used to make currency coins in many countries, but since the introduction of fiat money it is not longer used.
• Silver is used in mirrors as the reflective metal behind the glass especially in specialized equipment such as solar reflectors. Aluminum is now used in most cases because it is cheaper. -
Copper
The element copper is used extensively as an electrical conductor, for the making of copper tubing and pipes for plumbing in buildings and homes and for door knobs, sinks, coins and jewelry.
