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Elements
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| Description | Element |
|---|---|
| Henry Cavendish discovered it in 1766 | Hydrogen (H) |
| Named by Antoine Lavoisier | Hydrogen (H) |
| The lightest element | Hydrogen (H) |
| Lowest boiling and melting point | Helium (He) |
| First noble gas | Helium (He) |
| Second most abundant element in the universe | Helium (He) |
| Found during 1868 solar eclipse | Helium (He) |
| Greek for "Stone" | Lithium (Li) |
| Alkali & the lightest metal | Lithium (Li) |
| Used in batteries and antidepressants | Lithium (Li) |
| Transmutation of this to helium in 1932 to create the first man-made nuclear reaction | Lithium (Li) |
| Named after the metal Beryl (which is named after a town in Southern India) | Beryllium (Be) |
| Found in emeralds and aquamarine | Beryllium (Be) |
| Named by Friedrich Wohler in 1828 | Beryllium (Be) |
| Used to insulate fiberglass | Boron (B) |
| Used in ceramics and bleach | Boron (B) |
| Name derives from borax | Boron (B) |
| Used in namesake "dating" | Carbon (C) |
| Makes up all life | Carbon (C) |
| Allotropes: Graphite fullerenes and diamond | Carbon (C) |
| Highest thermal conductivity | Carbon (C) |
| Most electronegative element | Fluorine (F) |
| Lightest halogen gas | Fluorine (F) |
| Used for uranium enrichment and toothpaste | Fluorine (F) |
| Greek for "new" | Neon (N) |
| 2nd most abundant in Earth's crust | Neon (N) |
| Discovered in 1898 by William Ramsay in air | Neon (N) |
| Name derived from natrium in Latin | Sodium (Na) |
| Isolated by Humphrey Davy in 1807 | Sodium (Na) |
| Milk of ___ is an antacid | Magnesium (Mg) |
| Named after a district of Eastern Thessaly in Greece | Magnesium (Mg) |
| Stops blood vessel spasms in eclampsia | Magnesium (Mg) |
| The most common metal in the Earth's crust | Aluminum (Al) |
| Discovered by Hans Christen Orsted in 1825 | Aluminum (Al) |
| Found in Bauxite ore | Aluminum (Al) |
| 2nd most abundant metal in the Earth's crust | Silicon (Si) |
| Used in glass and semiconductors | Silicon (Si) |
| Never found as a free element on Earth | Phosphorus (P) |
| White and red forms | Phosphorus (P) |
| Greek for "Light-bearing" | Phosphorus (P) |
| Used to be called "brimstone" | Sulfur (S) |
| Crystalline solid at room temperature | Sulfur (S) |
| Has the highest electron affinity | Chlorine (Cl) |
| Found in salt, poisonous gas, bleach/disinfectants, PVC, and pool sanitation | Chlorine (Cl) |
| Greek for "idle" or "lazy" | Argon (Ar) |
| 3rd most abundant in the atmosphere | Argon (Ar) |
| Most abundant noble gas in the Earth's crust | Argon (Ar) |
| Symbol derived from the Latin "kalium" | Potassium (K) |
| Reacts vigorously in water and oxygen | Potassium (K) |
| Named by Humphrey Davy | Potassium (K) |
| 3rd most abundant metal | Calcium (Ca) |
| Found in limestone, gypsum, apatite, and fluorite | Calcium (Ca) |
| Discovered in euxenite and gadolinite | Scandium (Sc) |
| Also found in Madagascar | Scandium (Sc) |
| Extracted from ores using the Kroll and Hunter process | Titanium (Ti) |
| Resistant to corrosion | Titanium (Ti) |
| Discovered by William Gregor in Great Britain | Titanium (Ti) |
| Originally called panchromium | Vanadium (V) |
| Discovered in "brown lead" | Vanadium (V) |
| Greek for "color" | Chromium (Cr) |
| Main additive in stainless steel | Chromium (Cr) |
| Used by ancient glass makers | Manganese (Mn) |
| May cause Parkinson's | Manganese (Mn) |
| Used in ancient cave paintings | Manganese (Mn) |
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