Antimony Sb

Silver/gray metalloid Solid Used in alloys to

increase hardness Used in some

semiconductors (microchips)

Arsenic As

Silver/gray metalloid Solid Used in some weed

killers and rat poisons

Bismuth Bi

Silver/gray metal Solid Low melting point –

mixed with lead and tin to make electrical solder and automatic fire sprinkler heads

Bromine Br

Reddish-brown non-metal

One of only 2 elements which are liquids at room temperature (the other is Hg)

Will cause painful burns on skin that heal slowly

Cadmium Cd

Silver metal Solid

Calcium Ca

Silver-white metal Solid Very soft Important to the

formation of bones and teeth

Chromium Cr

Silver-gray metal Solid Mixed with other

metals to make stainless steel

Used in many paint pigments

Carbon C

Non-metal, usually blackish

Solid Exists in several

forms, including graphite (pencil lead), and diamond

Is the basis of organic compounds

Cobalt Co

Grey-black metal Solid Used in magnets

Copper Cu

Reddish-brown metal

Solid Good conductor of

heat and electricity Used for electrical

wires, water pipes and cookware

Germanium Ge

Dark to light gray metalloid

Solid Similar to silicon, it is

used in microchips

Iron Fe

Silvery-white metal Solid Very common metal Main component of

steels

Iodine I

Dark gray non-metal Solid When heated, it

becomes a purple gas without going through the liquid stage. (this change is called sublimation)

Lead Pb

Gray metal Solid Very soft Used for fishing

sinkers and in car batteries

Lithium Li

Silvery metal Solid Soft, easily cut with a

knife Highly reactive, must

be stored in oil to prevent reaction with water vapour in the air

Magnesium Mg

Silver metal Solid Burns with a very

bright flame Used in flares

Manganese Mn

Silvery metal Solid Used in steel

Mercury Hg

Silvery metal One of only 2

elements which are liquids at room temperature (the other is Br)

Used in thermometers

poisonous

Nickel Ni

Silver-gray metal Solid Used in steel and in

magnets

Phosphorus P

Non-metal, most commonly red or white

Solid Burns easily, must

be stored in water to prevent reaction with oxygen in air

Used in matches

Silicon Si

Gray metalloid Solid Sand and glass are

silicon compounds Used for making

microchips

Sulfur S

Yellow non-metal Solid Often found near

volcanoes “Rotten egg” gas is a

sulfur compound (hydrogen sulfide)

Tin Sn

Silvery metal Solid Used to coat iron

cans because it doesn’t corrode as easily as iron

Zinc Zn

Bluish-gray metal Solid Used to coat iron

and prevent it from rusting (galvanized iron)