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Other Elements of Interest
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Beyond the first
twenty elements of
the periodic table
there are many
others that are
particularly
interesting.
Today's Starter Quote
Don’t go around saying the world
owes you a living. The world owes
you nothing. It was here first.
– Mark Twain
Iron
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Symbol 5926 Fe
Origin : latin,
Ferrum
Uses: Major
component of steel
Nickel
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Symbol: 5928 Ni
Number of protons
or electrons: 28
Uses: Nickels (but
it's actually mostly
iron now), heating
coils and Ni-Cd
batteries
Copper
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Symbol: 6429 Cu
Number of
neutrons: 35
Uses: Pennies
(though less than
5%), wiring, drain
cleaner and piping
for water
Zinc
65
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Symbol:
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35 Neutrons
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30Zn
Uses: inside of
pennies, plating for
screws and nails
(galvanized)
Bromine
80
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Symbol:
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Atomic Number: 35
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35Br
Uses: one of two
elements that is a
liquid; salts are
used in hot tubs
Silver
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Symbol: 10847 Ag
Origin: Argentum
(money)
Uses: Jewelry,
currency/coins,
anti-microbial cloths
Iodine
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Symbol: 12753 I
Atomic Mass: 127
amu
Uses: formerly a
disinfectant,
prevents goiter
Gold
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Symbol: 19779Au
Origin: Aurum
(latin)
Uses: currency,
jewelry, plating for
very expensive
wiring
Mercury
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Symbol: 20180 Hg
Origin: Latin
(hydrogyrum –
shiny water)
Uses: liquid, old
thermometers, old
thermostats, lights,
batteries
Lead
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Symbol: 20782Pb
Origin: latin
(plumbum)
Uses: very old
piping, but it's toxic
to humans (lead
poisoning)
Uranium
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Symbol: 23892 U
Uses: Fuel rods for
nuclear power
production,
weaponry,
insulating for old
telephone wiring