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lead is used in building construction, lead-acid batteries, bullets and shot, weights, as part of solders, pewters, fusible alloys, and as a radiation shield.
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arsenic is used to make rat poison and some insecticides.
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Zinc is used to form numerous alloys and is used to make die castings for use in the electrical, automotive, and hardware industries.
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antimony is used to make certain types of semiconductor devices, such as diodes and infrared detectors.
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phosphorus is used in safety matches, fireworks, smoke bombs and pesticides
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platinum is used in catalytic converters, laboratory equipment, electrical contacts and electrodes, platinum resistance thermometers, dentistry equipment, and jewelry.
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nickel is used for making stainless steel and many other corrosion resistant.
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Nitrogen is used for the production of ammonia, nitric acid and fertilizers. Liquid nitrogen is used to freeze materials like food.
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oxygen is used to help us breath, it is also used to feed high temperature flames.
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chlorine is used for disinfecting drinking water,in the production of textiles, paper products, dyes, petroleum products, medicines, insecticides, disinfectants, foods, solvents, plastics and paints.
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aluminium is used for aircraft, trains, overhead power cables, saucepans and cooking foil.
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fluorine is used chiefly as an oxidizer in rocket fuels.
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argon is used primarily for electrical uses.
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helium is used for filling balloons and blimps.
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radium is used in luminous paint.
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krypton is used in some types of photographic flashes used in high speed photography.
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neon is used glow lamps, electron tubes, signs, plasma studies, fluorescent starter tubes, cryogenic refrigeration and gas lasers.
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polonium can be used to eliminate static electricity in machinery.
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actinium is used in the production of neutrons.
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radon was sometimes used in hospitals to treat cancer and in hydrologic research.
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francium is used for research purposes only.
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plutonium is used in making nuclear weapons or in nuclear reactors to produce energy.
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americium is used today in most domestic smoke detectors and is also used as a neutron source in non-destructive testing of machinery and equipment.
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Dubnium hasn't practical uses; it is only for research.
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sulfur is used in black gunpowder, matches, and fireworks,in the vulcanization of rubber,as a fungicide, insecticide, and fumigant. -
tin is used for solder and tin plate.
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iron is used for pots, pans, fences, and ornamental items, but the vast majority of iron is used in the production of steel, used as a structural material in the construction of large projects like bridges and buildings, in fasteners, cookware, automotive parts, trains and railways
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silver is used in jelwelry,coins,electronics,decorative items,batteries.
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Gold is used for rings, watches, necklaces.Gold also is used in a lot of high end electronics because it is a good conductor.
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copper is used in building construction, power generation and transmission, electronic product manufacturing, and the production of industrial machinery and transportation vehicles.
