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Describe Uses of Named Elements

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Element
Uses
Selenium   -Conducts electricity and helps immune system fight infections -Found in: -Solar cells -Light Meters -Photographic Materials -Copy Machines -Medicine to fight cancer, heart attacks + -Grains, seafood, meat, poultry  
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Mercury   -Lowest Melting Point of Metal -Only liquid metal at room temp -Used in thermometers and barometers  
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Chlorine   -Kill bacteria in drinking water + pools -Plastic -PVC  
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Selenium   -Conducts electricity and helps immune system fight infections -Found in: -Solar cells -Light Meters -Photographic Materials -Copy Machines -Medicine to fight cancer, heart attacks + -Grains, seafood, meat, poultry  
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Mercury   -Lowest Melting Point of Metal -Only liquid metal at room temp -Used in thermometers and barometers  
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Chlorine   -Kill bacteria in drinking water + pools -Plastic -PVC  
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Plutonium   -Fuel in a nuclear power plants  
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Tungsten   -Highest Melting Point of Metal -Does not melt when a current passes through it -Glass-to-metal seals  
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Aluminum   -Soft Drink Cans -Cookware -Baseball Bats -ETC  
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Silicon   -Semiconductor - conducts energy better than nonmetals, but not as good as metals -Computer Chips  
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Americium   -Smoke Detectors  
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Cerium   -Makes up 50% of alloy, which is a misch metal,which is in lighters.  
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Boron   -Cookware that can be moved from fridge to oven without cracking  
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Plutonium   -Fuel in a nuclear power plants  
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Nickel   -Batteries -Cadmium  
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Aluminum   -Soft Drink Cans -Cookware -Baseball Bats -ETC  
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Xenon    
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Americium   -Smoke Detectors  
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Boron   -Cookware that can be moved from fridge to oven without cracking  
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Nickel   -Batteries -Cadmium  
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Phosphorous   -Required by living things -White can't be exposed to air or it explodes into flames -Red ignites from heat caused by friction from matches -Essential for healthy teeth and bones -Fertilizer  
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Xenon   -When combined with other noble gasses, it creates a bulb that lasts longer than others not using this mixture -Strobe Lights -Used to be used in photographic flash cubes  
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Lead   -Used in aprons to protect torso from X-rays -Car batteries -Low-Melting Alloys -Protective Shielding around Nuclear Reactors ETC  
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Chromium   -Paints -Comes from chroma, meaning color  
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