Elements of the Periodic Table

Actinium

• Actinium is an element that glows blue when in the dark.
• Actinium is more dangerous than plutonium.
• Actinium is known as a radioactive element.

Erbium

• Erbium is known as a nuclear poison.
• Erbium is very reactive to oxygen and water.
• This is a very important element for the internet.

Titanium

• Titanium is a very light element but is very dense
• Titanium is used for hip transplants- very strong very light
• Scientists would use this for very high pressure experiments.

EINSTEINIUM

• Has nothing to do with Einstein.
• First discovered in the creation of a nuclear bomb.
• This allowed people to make it in a less destructive method.

Dysprosium

• Used in nuclear fuel rods because it's very good at capturing neutrons.
• Dysprosium looks a lot like tin foil.
• When mixed with cadmium and sulfur, it could be used to create beams.

Promethium

• Is hard to work with because it's highly radioactive.
• There's not a lot of it on the Earth, so it's hard to experiment with.
• Promethium is the only rare Earth elements that is radioactive.

Neodymiun

• One of the rare earth elements.
• It is used in laser pointers.
• When used in compounds, and when it dissolves it comes out in colors.