Chem Ch.4 Element Info

Hydrogen

the most abundant element in the universe

Helium

the second most abundant element in the universe

Lithium

lightest of all metals

Carbon

highest melting point of all elements

Nitrogen

the most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere

Oxygen

the most abundant element on earth and in your body

Fluorine

the most reactive element

Neon

used in advertising signs

Sodium

the most common of all alkali metals

Aluminum

The most abundant metal on earth, it is infinitely recyclable

Silicon

the second most abundant element on earth

Phosphorus

in DNA, RNA, ATP, and ADP

Chlorine

the active ingredient in bleach

Argon

the 3rd most abundant element in the earths atmosphere

titanium

strongest metal

Iron

the most useful, cheapest, and easiest metal to obtain on earth

Copper

human kind's oldest metal, second best electrical and heat conductor

Zinc

When mixed with copper, creates brass

Selenium

used in night vision equipment

Silver

the best conductor of electricity and heat

Tin

when mixed with copper, makes bronze

Xenon

the only noble gas to form compounds

Cesium

used in accurate atomic clocks

Tungsten

has the highest melting point of any metal

Gold

Most malleable and ductile

Mercury

the only metal that is liquid at room temperature

Lead

heaviest and softest of all metals

Radon

causes lung cancer when exposed to large doses as is the case in many homes

Uranium

used in the "Little Boy" bomb that destroyed Hiroshima

Plutonium

produced in breeder reactors