Statistics for Common Elements and Their Uses

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Element	Uses	% Correct
Mercury	A heavy, poisonous liquid used in some thermometers	95%
Aluminum	A light metal used in making airplanes, buildings, pots & pans, etc.	90%
Carbon	Found in coal, oil gas, living things, & inks	90%
Chlorine	Used in bleach, in chemicals to kill germs in swimming pools, & found with the element sodium in table salt	90%
Copper	A metal used for electric wires, pots, pans, & pennies	90%
Helium	A gas much lighter than air used in blimps & balloons	90%
Neon	A gas used in many lights & signs	90%
Oxygen	A gas necessary for respiration; aids burning	90%
Gold	A metal used for jewelry & precious decorative pieces	85%
Iron	A strong metal used in the construction of buildings, steel, & machines	85%
Nitrogen	The main gas in the air, also used in fertilizers	85%
Nickel	A metal used in coins	80%
Tin	Used to make cans	80%
Silver	Used in tableware, jewelry, photography, medicines, & coins	75%
Sodium	Soft metal that combines with chlorine to make table salt	75%
Sulfur	Used to make sulfuric acid & some medicines such as pet powders	75%
Uranium	A metal used in some nuclear reactions	75%
Hydrogen	A flammable & explosive gas	70%
Platinum	An expensive metal used in jewelry	70%
Chromium	A shiny metal used on bumpers of some cars, household fixtures, etc.	65%
Lead	A metal used in automobile batteries & in fishing & diving weights	65%
Tungsten	A metal used in light bulb filaments	65%
Iodine	Used on cuts & wounds to kill germs	60%
Silicon	Used in electronics & in compounds for making glass	50%
Calcium	A soft, metallic chemical element found in limestone, marble, chalk, etc.	35%
Potassium	Found in fertilizers	25%
Zinc	A metal that prevents rust & is used in dry cell batterie	25%
Bromine	Used in photography, medicines, insecticides, etc.	10%