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Periodic Table of the Elements
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Atomic NumberAtomic Mass of Most Popular IsotopeSymbolSingle LetterDoes Not MatchOriginal NameName-iumMajor Industrial MetalsPrecious MetalsSuper-conductor
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11HHHydrogenFusion, Water
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24HeHelium-iumBalloons
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37LiLithium-iumMental Health
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49BeBeryllium-iumInfra-red lenses, non-sparking wrenches
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511BBBoronGasoline Additive
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612CCCarbonSome FormsBlack
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714NNNitrogenInert gas - Biggest part of air
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816OOOxygenBreath of Life
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919FFFlourineFloride for your teeth, etch glass
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1020NeNeonIlluminated signs
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1123NaNaNatriumSodium-iumSalt
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1224MgMagnesium-iumMIMLight weight metal wheels
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1327AlAluminum-inumMIMYesBeer cans & airplanes
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1428SiSiliconComputer chips, Sand
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1531PPPhosphorusMatches
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1632SSSulfurStinks
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1735ClChlorineSwimming pools, other half of salt, bleach
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1840ArArgonInert gas for welding
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1939KKKKaliumPotassium-iumBananas, beef
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2040CaCalcium-iumMilk, bones
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2145ScScandium-iumAlloyed with aluminum for improved strength
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2248TiTitanium-iumMIMVery strong metal
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2351VVVanadium-iumAlloyed with iron
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2452CrChromium-iumMIMShiny metal
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2555MnManganeseMIMSteel making
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2656FeFeFerrumIronMIMNoSteel
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2759CoCobaltNoAlloyed with steel
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2859NiNickelMIMNoCorrosion resistant finish
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2964CuCopperMIMConducts electricity
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3065ZnZincMIMSoft cheap metal
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3170GaGallium-iumIntegrated circuits, melts in your hand, discovered by a Frenchman five years after Mendelev created his periodic table of the elements and predicted its' existence. Named for the old name for France: Gaul.
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3273GeGermanium-iumTransistors
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3375AsArsenicPoison
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3479SeSelenium-iumMoon metal
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3580BrBromineCure all
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3684KrKryptonSuperman
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3785RbRubidium-iumAtomic clocks, purple fireworks
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3888SrStrontium-iumRadioactive Fallout
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3989YYYttrium-iumRed phosphor in color CRT's
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4091ZrZirconium-iumTweezers for harvesting dental floss
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4193NbNiobium-iumYesNon-ferrous alloys, Quantum computer
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4296MoMolybdenumMIMAlloyed with steel
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4398TcTechnetium-iumSynthetic element, no stable isotope
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44101RuRuthenium-iumPMAlloyed with precious metals & titanium
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45103RhRhodium-iumPMFancy metal
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46106PdPalladium-iumPMFancy metal
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47108AgAgArgentumSilverPMNoShiny
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48112CdCadmium-iumPoisonous plating
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49115InIndium-iumEngine bearings, Liquid Crystal Displays
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50119SnSnStannumTinMIMYesCans, other half of Stannous Flouride
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51122SbSbStibiumAntimonyMakes you broke
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52128TeTellurium-iumRe-writable DVD's, metallic alloys
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53127IIIodineFirst Aid
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54131XeXenonPhotographers Flash
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55133CsCesium-iumMedical radiation
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56137BaBarium-iumMedical radiation blocker
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57139LaLanthanum
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58140CeCerium-ium
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59141PrPraseodymium-ium
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60144NdNeodymium-ium
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61145PmPromethium-iumSynthetic element
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62150SmSamarium-ium
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63152EuEuropium-ium
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64157GdGadolinium-iumNo
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65159TbTerbium-ium
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66163DyDysprosium-iumNo
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67165HoHolmium-ium
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68167ErErbium-iumOptical amplifier
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69169TmThulium-ium
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70173YbYtterbium-ium
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71175LuLutetium-ium
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72178HfHafnium-iumOnly half there
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73181TaTantalumCapacitors
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74184WWWWolframTungstenMIMLight bulb filaments
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75186ReRhine RiverRhenium-iumJet engines
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76190OsOsmium-iumPMFountain pen tips, instrument pivots
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77192IrIridium-iumPMAlloyed with osmium, mystery geological layer
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78195PtPlatinumPMCatalytic Convertors
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79197AuAuAurumGoldPMNoJewelry
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80201HgHgHydrargyrumMercuryYesThermometers
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81204TlThallium-iumInfrared optics, poison, nuclear medicine
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82207PbPbPlumbumLeadMIMYesBatteries
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83209BiBismuthPepto Bismal
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84209PoPolandPolonium-iumRussian Poison
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85210AtAstatineHalogen
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86222RnRadonBasement Hazard
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87223FrFranceFrancium-ium
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88226RaRadium-iumWatch dials
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89227AcActinium-ium
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90232ThThorThorium-iumGas mantles, fossil dating
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91231PaProtactinium-ium
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92238UUUranusUranium-iumNuclear Power
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93237NpNeptuneNeptunium-ium
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94244PuPlutoPlutonium-iumNuclear Bombs
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96KEYBig 8 Minerals in Geology - Rock Forming Elements
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97Relatively Abundant in the Earth's Crust - See picture
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98Noble Gases