By Jonathan and Andrew

By Jonathan and Andrew

glass is added to cobalt to make it a beautiful shade of blue. They can make coins, gems, safes, batteries, gum, glass and glassware etc.

cobalt one ducal coin john

Transition is the general name for all elements between group 2

and group 13

There are a lot of uses for gallium like in LED lights, painted on glass and porcelain, computer memory, semiconductor production, quartz thermometers, transistors, laser diodes. This compound expands when it cools down

Gallium melts in handG

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Gold occurs in nuggets or grains of rock.

Used on the nose cone of missilesPt

Occurs in some nickel and copper ores.

Platinum is used in jewelry, laboratory equipment, electrical contacts and electrodes,

Copper conducts heat and electricity more economically that any other metal.

Cu

It is used as a thermal conductor, an electrical conductor, a building material, and a constituent of various metal alloys.

Police got the nickname “cop” from the buttons on their uniforms.

Copper I flame

This element is known to cause mental retardation if absorbed through skin. Mercury is used in thermometers some not all, also used in light bulbs and a lot more things too.

HID light bulbs

Mercury thermometer

Hg

One of the strongest metals evermade. Used as surgical appliancesdue to its non-reactivity to bodytissues and fluids.

Ta

Tantalum is highly corrosion resistant and occurs naturally in the mineral tantalite.

The most common metal in the earths crust, is used in making pop cans, siding, doors and many more useful things. Since 1972, an estimated 660-plus billion beverage cans have been recycled

Al

Used in tetra oxide form in finding fingerprints.

Os

Makes pen tips.

Densest natural element.

TUNGSTEN

Tungsten is used in common white light bulbs, tungsten makes rings. Watches wedding bands and many more products

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