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Home › Science › Chemistry › Elements › Commercial Sources and Uses of Elements

Commercial Sources and Uses of Elements

Not all uses are necessarily listed. Some uses are in compound forms of the element. The order is by atomic number.





Atomic No. – Element Sources Uses
1 Hydrogen Decomposition of water Manufacture of ammonia; Hydrogenation of vegetable oils;Rocket fuels
2 Helium Natural gas To float blimps; By divers; In supermarket laser beams
3 Lithium Mineral spodumene To form alloy with aluminum in aircraft manufacture; Anode in small batteries; Treatment for bipolar patients
4 Beryllium Mineral beryll Window for X-ray tubes; To form an alloy with copper
5 Boron Dry lake beds In nuclear reactors; In transistors in high-tech industry
6 Carbon Diamonds; Graphite; Coal In industry for abrasive purposes; In lead pencils; For fuel in industry and the home
7 Nitrogen Liquefied air To freeze foods and biological specimens; In industry as a blanketing gas; In making ammonia
8 Oxygen Liquefied air; Water; Potassium or sodium chlorate Life; Various industrial and aerospace uses
9 Fluorine Fluospar To produce uranium haxafluoride; In nuclear research; In water supplies
10 Neon Liquefied air Store signs
11 Sodium Electrolsis of table salt Moderator in nuclear reactors; In light-measuring devices; Numerous uses for its compounds
12 Magnesium Seawater Alloy with aluminum in manufacturing; In flash bulbs; In pharmaceuticals
13 Aluminum Electrolysis of aluminum oxide In high-voltage transmission lines: In various reflectors; In airplane wings; In alloys
14 Silicon Silicon dioxide Microelectronics industry; In making glass, ceramics, solar cells, and microphones
15 Phosphorus Calcium phosphate Making phosphoric acid for fertilizers; In detergents; In tlevision tubes
16 Sulfur Sulfur mines To form sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid; For bleaching textiles and wood pulp; For preserving food; In making fertilizers
17 Chlorine Electrolysis of sodium chloride in water For bleaching; In manufactur of polymers
18 Argon Distillation of liquefied aid To fill incandescent light bulbs and fluorescent bulbs; In welding; In Geiger counters
19 Potassium Potassium chloride For plant fertilizers; In storage batteries; As a preservative
20 Calcium Limestone In mortar, concrete, and gypsum; In production of iron; Marble structures
21 Scandium Electrolysis of scandium chloride Construction of aircraft; High-intensity lamps
22 Titanium Chemical reduction from its ore In rocket and jet engines; Manufacturing of sports bicycles; Pigments in paints, paper, and plastics
23 Vanadium Vanadinite In making steel; In nuclear reactors
24 Chromium Chromium oxide (chromite) In automobiles; In stainless steel
25 Manganese Ores in mines Making of steel; Compound in dry-cell batteries
26 Iron Hematite and magnetite As a structural component; In making steel; Magnets
27 Cobalt Cobaltite ore In making steel; Alloy with tungsten and copper; Alloy with aluminum and copper
28 Nickel Nickel mines In stainless steel; In heating elements, coins, and batteries
29 Copper Open-pit mines In plumbing, electrical wires, and coins; Component of alloys
30 Zinc Zinc sulfide Galvanization of steel; In dry-cell batteries and coins
31 Gallium By-product in refining of aluminum In laser diodes; In supercomputers; In neutrino detectors
32 Germanium Compounds combined with oxygen In transistors
33 Arsenic Realgar and orpiment compounds with sulfur As herbicide and insecticide; Medical products; In solid-state electronics
34 Selenium By-product of copper refining and sulfuric acid manufacture In robotics and light meters; In photocopying; In shampoos
35 Bromine Seawater; Salt mines; Brine wells As a gasoline additive; As a pesticide; In photograph films
36 Krypton From liquefied air by fractional distillation In airport runway lights; In photographic flash bulbs
37 Rubidium A by-product of refining lithium and cesium In television and cathode-ray tubes; A scavenger in vacuum systems
38 Strontium Mineral ores celestite and strontianite Medical research
39 Yttrium Monazite sand In colour-television tubes; In solid-state lasers
40 Zirconium Mineral zircon A semi-precious gem; In nuclear reactors
41 Niobium Mineral columbite In nuclear magnetic resonance scanners; For strengthening steel; In nuclear reactors
42 Molybdenum Ore molybdenite Additive to steel; Engine parts for automobiles and aircraft; To generate techetium-99 in hospitals
43 Technetium From molybdenum in nuclear reactors Examining human organs in hospitals
44 Ruthenium By-product in refining platinum ores Catalyst in industrial processes; In jewellery
45 Rhodium Platinum ores Additive for hardening platinum; In automobile catalytic converters; Catalyst in industrial processes
46 Paladium Platinum ores Catalyst in industrial processes; In purifying hydrogen; In treating cancer
47 Silver Argentite and copper-nickel ores In making wires, jewellery, and eating utensils; In electronics and dentistry;In photography film and coins
48 Cadmium By-product of zinc refining Electroplating of steel; In batteries; In nuclear reactors
49 Indium By-product of zinc refining In alloys with other metals; In nuclear reactors
50 Tin Ore cassiterite In tin foil sheets; As alloy agent to make bronze; In solder; In electrical connections
51 Antimony Mineral stibrite In safety matches; In alloys to harden metals; As flame retardant
52 Tellurium By-product in refining gold Alloy with copper and stainless steel
53 Iodine Mining of sodium iodide; Ashes of burned seaweed; Brine well Antiseptic solution; Additive for table salt; In photographic film and paper; In prostrate cancer treatment; Detection of starch
54 Xenon Fractional distillation of air In electrical discharge tubes to produce light; In flashing strobe lamps
55 Cesium Mineral pollucite In breathing apparatus of emergency workers; In vacuum systems; In official measure of time
56 Barium Minerals witherite and baryte In radiology; Savenger in vacuum systems; In photographic papers
57 Lanthanum Monzite sands and bastnasite In high-intensity carbon arc lamps; In glass for optical
58 Cerium Monzite sands and bastnasite In high-intensity carbon arc lamps; In self-cleaning ovens
59 Praseodymium Monzite sands and bastnasite In high-intensity carbon arc lamps; As an alloy in auto and aircraft parts
60 Neodymium Monzite sands and bastnasite In coloured glass; In making magnets
61 Promethium Nuclear accelerators and nuclear reactors No known use
62 Samarium Monzite sands and bastnasite In permanent magnets; In special types of glass
63 Europium Monzite sands and bastnasite In colour television tubes and computer monitors; In fluorescence lamps
64 Gadolinium Monzite sands and bastnasite In control rods for nuclear reactors; An alloy agent in special steels in neutron radiography
65 Terbium Monzanite sands In special lasers; As an alloy in compact discs and high-definition X-ray screens
66 Dysprosium Monzite sands and bastnasite In colour television tubes and mercury lamps
67 Holmium Monzanite sands In coloured glass
68 Erbium Minerals xenotime and euxerite An alloy with vanadium; In glass and inexpensive jewellery
69 Thulium Monzanite sands In lasers
70 Ytterbium Monzanite sands An alloy in stainless steel; In dentistry
71 Lutetium Monzanite sands No known use
72 Hafnium Zircon and baddeleyite ores In reactor control rods; In incandescent lamps
73 Tantalum Mineral columbite In dental and medical surgery; In chemical equipment; In electolytic capacitors
74 Tungsten Wolframite and scheelite ores Filaments for light bulbs; In heating elements and rockets; In television tubes and computer monitors; To form an alloy with steel
75 Rhenium Molybdenite and copper sulfide ores An alloy agent; In thermocouples with tungsten
76 Osmium Nickel and platinum ores To make hard alloys for electrical switch contacts and pen nibs
77 Iridium Nickel and platinum ores An alloy agent with platinum
78 Platinum Mining ore In jewellery; In dentistry; In petroleum refining; In other industries
79 Gold Mining of veins near quartz and pyrite For coins; On space vehicles; In dentistry and electronics; In jewellery
80 Mercury Cinnabar ore In thermometers, barometers; and thermostats; In diffusion pumps; in dentistry; In fungicides and pesticides; for blasting caps
81 Thallium By-product of lead and zinc refining To treat skin disorders; In photoelectric cells and infrared detectors; In the diagnosis of diseases
82 Lead Galena ore In storage batteries; Solder; In television screens; In paint; In crystal glass
83 Bismuth In bismite and bismuth glance ores In antacid medicines; In cosmetics; As an alloy agent
84 Polonium Uranium mines On dust-removal brushes; To produce neutrons without a nuclear reactor
85 Astatine Decay of thorium and uranium No known use
86 Radon Decay of thorium and uranium In cancer therapy
87 Francium Decay of thorium and uranium No known use
88 Radium Pitchblende ore In cancer therapy
89 Actinium Decay of thorium and uranium Very limited use
90 Thorium Monzanite An alloy agent with magnesium; In electronic devices
91 Protactinium Decay of uranium No known use
92 Uranium Pitchblende, uranite, and monzanite ores To colour glass and ceramic glazes; In nuclear reactors; In antitank shells; Shielding against radiation
93 Neptunium By-product of generation of plutonium No known use
94 Plutonium Nuclear reactor In bombs; In generation of power for electronic systems in satellites; For power for heart pacemakers
95 Americium Nuclear reactor Portable source of X-rays; In home smoke detectors
96 Curium Nuclear reactor In pacemakers; In remote navigational buoys; In space missions
97 Berkelium Nuclear reactor No known use
98 Californium Nuclear reactor Analysis of oil-bearing layers of earth; In analyzing of gold and silver
99 Einsteinium Isotope reactor No known use
100 Fermium Isotope reactor No known use
101 Mendelevium Nuclear reactor No known use
102 Nobelium Heavy ion linear accelerator No known use
103 Lawrencium Heavy ion linear accelerator No known use
104 Rutherfordium Heavy ion linear accelerator No known use
105 Dubium Heavy ion linear accelerator No known use
106 Seaborgium Nuclear reactor No known use
107 Bohrium Nuclear reactor No known use
108 Hassium Nuclear reactor No known use
109 Meitnerium Nuclear reactor No known use
110 Darmstadtium Nuclear reactor No known use
111 Roentgenium Nuclear reactor No known use
112 Unumbium Heavy ion linear accelerator No known use

There is no information on elements 113-119.




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