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WEBEvents. Burlington Consensus 3 - A United Nations Science-Policy Panel for Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention. Standard registration deadline: 16 September 2024. 27 - 27 September 2024, London, UK. Advanced imaging techniques in biomineralisation research Faraday Discussion. Oral abstract deadline: 23 September 2024.
Bromine - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBBromine is a deep-red, oily liquid with a sharp smell. It is toxic. Uses. Bromine is used in many areas such as agricultural chemicals, dyestuffs, insecticides, pharmaceuticals and chemical intermediates. Some uses are being phased out for environmental reasons, but new uses continue to be found.
Chlorine - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBUses and properties. Image explanation. The symbol shows a gas mask. This is because chlorine is a toxic gas, and has been used as a chemical weapon. Chlorine is yellowy-green in colour, as is the image. Appearance. A yellowy-green dense gas with a choking smell. Uses. Chlorine kills bacteria – it is a disinfectant.
Nitrogen - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBNitrogen is important for plant growth and can be ‘fixed’ by lightning or added to soils in fertilisers. Appearance. A colourless, odourless gas. Uses. Nitrogen is important to the chemical industry. It is used to make fertilisers, nitric acid, nylon, dyes and explosives.
Oxygen - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBOxygen. 8. 15.999. Glossary. GroupA vertical column in the periodic table. Members of a group typically have similar properties and electron configurations in their outer shell. PeriodA horizontal row in the periodic table. The atomic number of each element increases by one, reading from left to right.
Aluminium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic …
WEBAluminium is a silvery-white, lightweight metal. It is soft and malleable. Uses. Aluminium is used in a huge variety of products including cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aeroplane parts. This is because of its particular properties.
Tungsten - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBTungsten is the heaviest metal to have a known biological role. Some bacteria use tungsten in an enzyme to reduce carboxylic acids to aldehydes. The principal tungsten-containing ores are scheelite and wolframite. The metal is obtained commercially by reducing tungsten oxide with hydrogen or carbon.
Lithium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBLithium is a soft, silvery-white, metal that heads group 1, the alkali metals group, of the periodic table of the elements. It reacts vigorously with water. Storing it is a problem. It cannot be kept under oil, as sodium can, because it is less dense and floats. So it is stored by being coated with petroleum jelly.
Strontium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic …
WEBStrontium-90, a radioactive isotope, is a by-product of nuclear reactors and present in nuclear fallout. It has a half-life of 28 years. It is absorbed by bone tissue instead of calcium and can destroy bone marrow and cause cancer. However, it is also useful as it is one of the best high-energy beta-emitters known.
Sulfur - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBSulfur. 16. 32.06. Glossary. GroupA vertical column in the periodic table. Members of a group typically have similar properties and electron configurations in their outer shell. PeriodA horizontal row in the periodic table. The atomic number of each element increases by one, reading from left to right.
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