Uses
metal extracted from bauxite and used for space craft and beverage cans
aluminum
most malleable and ductile metal
gold
2 alloys of copper
brass and bronze
steel
iron and carbon
cheapest and most widely used
iron
expensive, used for catalytic converters, spark plugs
platinum
process for extracting gold and silver
cyanide process
Hall-Heroult process produces this
aluminum
silicones
silicon, oxygen and carbon
builds up in hot water heaters and boilers (chemical formula)
CaCO3
making computer chips
silicon
counterweights, high-density armor, nuclear fields
uranium
hematite is the most common ore
iron
milk of magnesia
magnesium hydroxide
borax is a common compound of this metal
boron
lead
group that includes platinum, silver, and gold
precious metals
used to make windows in x-ray tubes
beryllium
amalagam
mercury and another alloy
Epsom salts, are a hydrate of this
magnesium sulfate
window glass
silicates
group that includes palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium
platinum-group metals
one property most metals have
ductility
malleability
shiny
lye and caustic soda
sodium hydroxide
contrasting agent for x-rays of gastrointestinal tract
barium sulfate