Periodic Table Of Elements Cheat Sheet Page 4
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2
3
4
5
6Aluminum
Al
13
27
Lightweight metal that forms 3
+
ions, the third most abundant
element in the Earth’s crust, more valuable than gold or silver
prior to development (1886) of the Hall Perot process for
extracting it from bauxite
Tin
Sn
50
119
Stable metal used in making cans, forms 2
+
and 4
+
ions, alloy
with copper forms bronze
Lead
Pb
82
207
Stable metal once used for plumbing, symbol comes from
Latin name plumbum, forms 2
+
and 4
+
ions.
Titanium
Ti
22
48
Light transition metal used in making strong lightweight
alloys, oxidation numbers 4
+
and 3
+
Chromium
Cr
24
52
Shiny transition metal used in electroplating steel, oxidation
numbers 6
+
, 3
+
and 2
+
Manganese
Mn
25
55
Transition metal used as catalyst for oxidationreduction
reactions; oxidation numbers 7
+
, 6
+
, 4
+
, 3
+
and 2
+
, used in
making alloys
Iron
Fe
26
56
Fourth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust; used in
manufacturing, building materials, and dietary supplements;
oxidation numbers 3
+
and 2
+
; main component of steel
Cobalt
Co
27
59
Transition metal used to make alloys used to make magnets
and heatresistant tools, oxidation numbers 2
+
and 3
+
, often
used to make blue pigment for paints
Nickel
Ni
28
59
Transition metal used in making coins, batteries, jewelry, and
electroplating; oxidation numbers 2
+
and 3
+
Copper
Cu
29
64
Transition metal used in cooking utensils, wiring, plumbing
and electric motors; oxidation numbers 2
+
and 1
+
Silver
Ag
47
108
Shiny lustrous metal; best conductor of heat and electricity;
oxidation number 1
+
; used in jewelry, ornaments, mirror
backing, and dental fillings
Gold
Au
79
197
Valuable metal used as base for many money systems; used in
jewelry, coins, and dentistry; oxidation numbers 3
and 1
+
+
Cadmium
Cd
48
112
Transition metal used to make yellow pigments in paint,
electroplating, batteries, and as control rods in nuclear reactors
Mercury
Hg
80
201
Toxic transition metal, which is a liquid at room temperature;
used in thermometers, barometers, electric switches, and paint
pigments; alloy with silver that produces dental amalgam
Platinum
Pt
78
195
Transition metal used as catalyst, in electronics, lab ware, and
jewelry
Tungsten
W
74
184
Transition metal used in making lightbulb filaments and
alloys with high density and high melting point
Vanadium
V
23
51
Transition metal used to make shock resistant steel and used as
catalyst
Zinc
Zn
30
65
Transition metal used to galvanize iron, forms alloy with
copper called brass, used in dry cell batteries, oxidation
number 2
+
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