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Aluminium,A light silvery metal
Americium
Antimony
Argon,A gas
Arsenic,A deadly poison
Astatine
Barium
Beryllium,A metal
Bismuth
Boron,Used in nuclear reactors
Bromine,A liquid at room temperature
Cadmium
Calcium,Needed for strong teeth & bones
Carbon, All life is based on this
Cerium
Chlorine,Strong smelling gas
Chromium,A metal
Cobalt
Copper,Used to make wires
Fluorine, Used in toothpaste
Gallium
Germanium
Gold,The most precious metal
Helium,A gas used to fill baloons
Hydrogen,The sun is made mainly of this gas
Indium
Iodine,A non metal
Iridium
Iron,Has the chemical symbol Fe
Krypton,A noble (inert) gas
Lanthanum
Lead,Used to shield radioactivity
Lithium,Used in watch batteries
Manganese,A metal
Magnesium,A metal
Mercury,Used in thermometers
Molybdenum
Osmium
Neon,Produces red glow in signs
Nickel,A metal
Niobium
Nitrogen,Main gas in the air
Oxygen,Gas that is need for life
Palladium
Phosphorus,Used to make matches
Platinum,Rare and expensive metal
Plutonium
Polonium
Potassium
Radium
Radon,A radioactive gas
Rhodium
Rubidium
Ruthenium
Samarium
Scandium
Selenium
Silicon,Used to make 'chips'
Silver,The reflective part of a mirror
Sodium,With chlorine makes 'salt'
Strontium
Sulphur,Yellow volcanic element
Tantalum
Technetium
Tellurium
Thallium
Thorium,Radioactive substance
Titanium,Light & strong metal
Tin,Light & strong metal
Uranium,Radioactive substance
Vanadium,Metal used at a catalyst
Wolfram,Found in light bulbs
Xenon,A gas
Yttrium,Has the chemical symbol Y
Zinc,A Metal
Zirconium,Has the chemical symbol Zr