EXTRA CREDIT

NEON

• You can freeze neon
• Neon doesn't form any compounds
• Neon is a noble gas

ALUMINUM

• The Washington Monument is tipped with aluminum
• Aluminum is a good reflective material
• Aluminum is the front coating on mirrors

VANADIUM

• Many mushrooms are rich with vanadium
• Some vanadium compounds are highly reactive
• Vanadium belongs to the transition metals

CHROMIUM

• Chromium is used to protect metal components
• Chromium is a transition metal
• Chromium can be shiny or dull
• Was used too late bumpers on cars in the 1930s-1950s

COBALT

• Has a very large surface area
• Cobalt is used in the magnets in color TVs
• There are many different types of cobalt

GERMANIUM

• Germanium is the first element on the periodic table named after a country
• Germanium was predicted by Mendeleev
• Is used as a semi conducting material
• Germanium is used in electronics

Cadmium

• Is similar to Mercury
• Cadmium is poisonous
• Is often used in batteries

Europium

• Named after the continent Europe
• Belongs to the Lanthanide series
• Is a rare earth element
• Was used in old-fashioned TV screens

Fermium

• Has no use to date
• Is highly radioactive
• Named after Enrico Fermi

Ununoctium

• Last element on the periodic table
• Is a noble gas
• Only 3 atoms have been observed