Common Elements and Their Uses - Statistics

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Element Uses % Correct
Mercury A heavy, poisonous liquid used in some thermometers
96%
Carbon Found in coal, oil gas, living things, & inks
92%
Chlorine Used in bleach, in chemicals to kill germs in swimming pools, & found with the element sodium in table salt
92%
Helium A gas much lighter than air used in blimps & balloons
92%
Neon A gas used in many lights & signs
92%
Oxygen A gas necessary for respiration; aids burning
92%
Aluminum A light metal used in making airplanes, buildings, pots & pans, etc.
88%
Copper A metal used for electric wires, pots, pans, & pennies
88%
Nitrogen The main gas in the air, also used in fertilizers
88%
Gold A metal used for jewelry & precious decorative pieces
84%
Iron A strong metal used in the construction of buildings, steel, & machines
80%
Sodium Soft metal that combines with chlorine to make table salt
80%
Sulfur Used to make sulfuric acid & some medicines such as pet powders
80%
Tin Used to make cans
80%
Uranium A metal used in some nuclear reactions
80%
Silver Used in tableware, jewelry, photography, medicines, & coins
76%
Hydrogen A flammable & explosive gas
72%
Nickel A metal used in coins
72%
Platinum An expensive metal used in jewelry
72%
Tungsten A metal used in light bulb filaments
68%
Chromium A shiny metal used on bumpers of some cars, household fixtures, etc.
64%
Iodine Used on cuts & wounds to kill germs
64%
Lead A metal used in automobile batteries & in fishing & diving weights
64%
Silicon Used in electronics & in compounds for making glass
56%
Calcium A soft, metallic chemical element found in limestone, marble, chalk, etc.
40%
Potassium Found in fertilizers
32%
Zinc A metal that prevents rust & is used in dry cell batterie
32%
Bromine Used in photography, medicines, insecticides, etc.
12%
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