First 20 Elements. By: Cody Price.

Hydrogen  Hydrogen is the first element.  It has the mass number of  The atomic number is 1.  Symbol is H.  Hydrogen is the lightest element.  Common uses for hydrogen are..  In welding it is used for a shielding gas.  Companies often use it for cooling rotors in electric power generators.

Helium  Helium is the 2 nd element.  Mass:  Atomic number: 2  Symbol: He  helium will not burn or react with other elements.  Common uses :  Helps NASA’s shuttles to get into space.  Thermographic cameras(help see through smoke or rubble.

Lithium  3 rd element.  Mass :  Atomic Number: 3  Symbol: Li  Common Uses …  disposable and rechargeable batteries  absorb neutrons in nuclear fusion.

Beryillium  4 th element.  Mass:  Atomic#:4  Symbol: Be  Common uses:  high-speed aircraft, missiles, space vehicles and communication satellites.

Boron  5 th element  Mass:  Atomic number: 5  Symbol: B  Common use:  used to produce glass and ceramics.  Sir Humphry Davy, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and Louis Jacques Thenard first discovered boron in 1808.

Carbon  6 th element.  Mass:  Symbol : C  Graphite is a form of carbon; is combined with clays to make the ‘lead’ in pencils.  Carbon is the second most abundant element in the human body. The first is Oxygen

Nitrogen  7 th element  Mass:  Symbol: N  Atomic number: 7  Common Uses…  used in annealing stainless steel and other steel mill products  Nitrogen was discovered by David Rutherford in 1772.

Oxygen  8 th Element.  Mass:  Symbol: O  Atomic number: 8  Common Uses:  Breathe  frequently used to aid respiration of patients in hospitals.

Fluorine  9 th element.  Mass :  Atomic Number: 9  Symbol: F  Common Uses:  Types of fluorides in water sources prevent tooth decay.

Neon  10 th Element  Mass:  Atomic Number:10  Symbol: Ne  Common uses:  neon advertising signs  high-voltage indicators  Neon was discovered in 1898 by Scottish chemist William Ramsay and English chemist Morris Travers

Sodium  11 th element.  Mass:  Atomic number: 11  Symbol: Na  Common uses…  sodium vapor is used in lamps for street lighting  table salt  Discovered by: Sir Humphry Davy in 1807.

Magnesium  12 th Element.  Mass:  Atomic number: 12  Symbol: Mg  Common Uses:  used in computers for radio-frequency shielding

Aluminum  13 th element.  Mass:  Atomic Number: 13  Symbol: Al  Common uses:  Cans And Kitchen Utensils  Danish chemist Hans Christian created it.

Silicon  14 th element.  Mass:  Atomic Number : 14  Symbol: Si  Common uses…  Lubricants  In medicine for silicon implants.

Phosphorus  15 th element.  Mass:  Atomic number:15  Symbol: P  Common uses:  smoke bombs, tracer bullets  Discovered by German alchemist Henning Brand.

Sulfur  16 th element.  Mass:  Atomic number: 16  Symbol: S  Common uses : Sulphur is a component of black gunpowder.  Sufur is a yellow crystalline solid

Chlorine  17 th element.  Mass:  Atomic number:17  Symbol: Cl  Common Uses : PVC pipe used to provide safe drinking water, pools.

Argon  18 th element.  Mass:  Atomic number: 18  Symbol: Ar  Common uses:electric light bulbs,protective atmosphere for growing silicon.

Potassium  19 th element.  Mass:  Atomic Number: 18  Symbol: K  Common Uses:  fertilizers

Calcium  20 th Element!!!!!!!!!!  Symbol: Ca  Mass:  Atomic number: 20  Common uses:  calcium from limestone is a component of Portland cement  In milk

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