Neon is a colorless and odorless gas often used to produce reddish-orange lights. It was discovered by William Ramsay in the 1890s, when he was searching for an element to fill a gap in the periodic table. The element has 3 stable isotopes, Neon20, Neon 21, and Neon22.

Magnesium is the 8th most abundant element in the universe, and is found in both the crust and the mantle of the Earth. Magnesium was also discovered by Joseph Black, a Scottish chemist, in 1755.

First able to be refinied into a prue form in 1823 by Jons Jakob Berzelious it is a metaloid meaning it has prorties of both metals and non-metals. It is the second most abundant element in the earths surface found primarily in sand but also makes up many beutiful gems like opal and amethyst. Silicon is what makes modern technology possible becuase while given a very small electric charge it can allow energy to pass through two contacts, this is really important becuase it means you can have a switch that can switch very very fast and lasts a very long time.

Suflur is one of the most important elements in modern day manufacturing, being used in the vulcanization of rubber, cements, fertilizers and perservitives. It is also the 10th most abundent element in the universe, being formed in core-collapse supernovas and in white dwarf mergers.

Argon was discovered in 1894 by Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay. The word Argon comes from the greek word "argos" meaning "Idle" since nothing reacted to it, that has now changed. When put in a tube and charged with electricity it glows blue.

Calcium is one of the most interesting element because it is found in our body and is what makes the core of our bones and strengthens it. But not only is it found in the bones but it was also used in the olden days about 2,00 years ago to use it to create concrete in ancient Rome.

Titanium is a transition metal known for its strength and lightness that make it ideal for constructing vehicles and body implants. It is the 9th-most abundant element in the earth's crust, and titanium dioxide (TiO2) is commonly used as white coloring in paints, cosmetics, toothpastes, and some foods.

Chromium is a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal. The element was discovered in 1797 by Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin. He produced chromium oxide (CrO3) by mixing crocoite (also known as Siberian red lead) with hydrochloric acid (HCl). Chromium is used often to anodize aluminum, a process which coats aluminum with a thick, protective layer of oxide.

Iron is one of the most common used metals, with evidence of it being used dating back to Egyption beads from roughly 3000 BC. This element is very abundant and a great metal to use for structure building.

Cobalt is a transitional metal that is found in the earths crust. It is used for airplane engines and batteries, also a specific compund of it is used to turn glass blue.

Meteorites contain nickel and iron, and in earlier ages used them as superior form of iron

Copper is a transition metal, its main purpose being wires for appliances and other electrical functions. It is one of the first metals known to man and was used by the early mesopotamians.

The transition metal zinc is used as a coating on other metals to prevent rust/corrosion. it has 5 stable isotopes, zinc-64 (the most common) zinc-66, zinc-67, zinc-68, and zinc-70. it is a silver color with hints of blue when oxidation is removed and is brittle at room temp.

Gallium is a post-transition metal used in some thermometers and important in a new generation of compounds used in the electronics industry. Discovered in Paris in 1875 the name is derived from the latin name for France, "Gallia".

Selenium is a nonmetal element that acts as a conducter in the light and an insulator in the dark. Selenium is essential for proper nutrition in many organisms, including humans but is toxic in larger amounts so it is used in some lice and anti-dandruff shampoos.

Bromine is the third lightest halogen, and is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature that evaporates readily to form a similarly colored gas. It also has a very strong smell, hence it's name; bromine, which stems from the greek word "bromos" which means stench.

Although the pure element Krypton on its own is not very special, it can be used for many different new technologies. By using a new radiometric Krypton dating method, scientists were able to indetify the age of a 120000 year old antartic ice. When Krypton is used with flouride is can create a powerful laser.

Rubidium is an alkali metal, as well as one of the most reactive, combusting in oxygen and producing hydrogen gas in water. Rubidium reacts violently with all halogens, and does not naturally exist in any organic matter. It also has a very low melting point at 39 degrees celsius.

Strontium is a yellow-silver earth metal. Strontium was found in a town called Strontian. It is the only element that was found in the UK. It is highly reactive in water but tarnishes in air (This is where it gets its yellow color) so it must be stored away from both.

Discovered in 1794, Yttrium is a grayish-white metal, and is one of the rare earth elements. Yttrium is most commonly used as an additive in aloys, and increasing the strength of them.

Zirconium is a silvery white metal, it is malleable and highly resistant to corrosion. Due to the malleability, zirconium is used medically since it is about at elastic as a human bone, it is used in making artificial joints, bones and even teeth.

Niobium is a transitional metal used to strengthen bridges and other steel objects. It is a silver-goldish color that only has one naturally occurring stable isotope, Niobium-93.

Molybdenum is an essential constituent of enzymes involved in animal and plant metabolism. Molybdenum trioxide is a compound in Molybdenum that is used to manufacture molybdenum metal, which serves as an additive to steel and corrosion-resistant alloys.

Technetium is a synthetic transition metal used for xrays and radioactive diognosis. It has a aluminum look and comes from molybdenum(Mo)

Ruthenium is a transition metal that is found in mountainous areas in Russia and the Americas. It is silver-gray and is used for solar power.

Discovered by the chemist, Wollaston, Palladium was made as “the new silver” and has a strong resistance to corrosion in the air that can be used to speed up hydrogenation. Palladium is also used in jewelry and dental fillings and is named after an asteroid that was thought to be a planet.

Cadmium is a soft, silvery white transition metal used for rods in nuclear reactors because it can absorb neutrons. Cadmium is also very poisonous and has been used in murder attempts before.

Tin is (Sn) a chemical element used for making bronze and also for soddering due to its low melting point. It has the greatest number of stable isotopes and can be used for making cans.

Iodine is the heaviest stable halogen which only has one naturally occuring, stable isotope: Iodine-127. Iodine is used for a few different medical purposes; it is an effective antiseptic that can be used to treat cuts, and it is necessary for the thyroid to function properly. Iodine's natural color is usually a deep purple, but it's color changes based on what it is dissoloved in.

Caesium is the softest element, with a hardness of 0.2 Mohs. It is a pale metal which darkens in the presence of trace amounts of oxygen.

Because you cant see peoples gut, intestines, or throat on x rays, doctors could feed you something called a barium meal so whatever is filled or lightly coated will show as black or white if you look at it in negative.

Lanthanum is the first of the lanthanide family. It is rarely used in day to day life, that is unless your an actor or something cause its used a lot in cameras and other special effects. There are studies to find out of it is a viable energy source though so thats kinda cool.

Cerium is a lanthanide that is one of only two elements that creates sparks when struck. It has a silver color and one stable isotope.

Praseodymium is an extremely rare metal discovered by Carl Auer in 1885. It was not until recently where its uses were discovered. These uses range from filtering light in welding masks, to being fused with other metals to construct aircraft engines. Praesodymium is most commonly found when breaing apart samples of didymium, and has no completely natural isotopes.

Neodymium is an element in the Lanthanide family and is a silvery, shiny metal. Really strong magnets are made of Neodymium and they are exceptionally resistant to demagnetization.

Promethium is a highly reactive element in the lanthanide group. It was not disovered untill 1945 and is used to power nuclear batteries.

Samarium is a rare metal used to help eliminate cancer cells, and can also be used to prevent explosions at nuclear power stations. It was discovered in 1853 by chemist Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac. It has five stable isotopes: 144-Sm, 149-Sm, 150-Sm, 152-Sm and 154-Sm

Europium is used in cathode-ray style TV's as Europium Oxide because it glows when the electrons are excited. It is the most reactive lanthanide and is one of the rarest rare earth metals.

Gadolinium is a rare earth metal used in mri scans as a contrast agent and improves the quality of mri images. It has seven stable isotopes; Gd-152, Gd-154. Gd-155, Gd-156, Gd-157, Gd-158, and Gd-160.

Terbium is used to create the colors green and yellow on color tv's as well as for Trichomatic lighting technology used in other types of screens. it has one natural stable isotope, Terbium-159, and is in the Lanthanide family.

Dysprosium is a rare earth element with a matallic silver luster. It is a Lanthonide. Dysprosium is never found in nature as a free element, but is found in many minerals, like xenotime. Dysprosium is used in conjunction with vanadium and other elements, also in making laser materials and commercial lighting.

Erbium is a soft, silvery rare earth element which was found in Ytterby, Sweden along with three other rare earth elements. Erbiuim is the most crucial element for the internet, as it is added to fiber optic cables which transfer internet signals to act as an amplifier of light.

Thulium is a rare earth metal used in portable x-ray machines as it's very good at reflecting x-ray radiation. It's a silvery color and has very few everyday uses. It only has one stable, naturally occuring isotope 169Tm.

Ytterbium is a soft, silvery rare earth metal that in in the lanthanide family. It has 7 naturally occuring stable isotopes and one of them, Ytterbium-169 is used as a radiation source in portable x-rays when electricity in not available as a power source.

Hafnium is a transistion metal that will change how we see X-rays!

Tungsten was discovered in 1783 by brothers named Fausto and Juan Jose de Elhuyar in Spain. Some places tunsten can be found is in the mineral wolframite and most of tungsten is found in or near Asia. It is a white silvery-shiny metal that is mainly used for metal alloys and filaments of lightbulbs.

Osmium was discover by British chemist Smithson Tennant in 1803. Osmium is mainly found in the sand of rivers in North and South America. The word Osmium comes from the greek word Osme meaning smell or odor. This is because Osmium is stinky

Platinum is an element used pretty much everywhere even though there isn't much of it in the world. The reason it is not very abundant is because it forms and very simple alloy with iron. And with iron being a majoirty of the earth's center, the platinum on the earth's surface has gone down into the core to create said alloy. Despite this, platinum is a very common replacement for silver in jewelry making, and it is used as a catlyst in cars' exhaust pipes (basically it speeds up the chemical reaction that happens in cars).

Mercury has been found in Egyptian tombs that date back to 1500 B.C.E. and it can be obtained by mining cinnabar (HgS). It is well known for its healthy hazards, as it is a heavy metal. At room temperature, mercury is a silver-colored liquid. There are 7 isotopes, the most common isotope of mercury being mercury-202, followed by mercury-200, mercury-199, mercury-201, mercury-198, mercury-204 and mercury-196.

Lead is a highly poisonous metal found in the Earth's crust. It is unknown who discovered it, but it has been in use since around 3000 BCE. It is commonly used now for batteries, weights, paint, and glass. It is also used for containing and working with radioactive materials because its density acts as a shield.

Polonium was discovered by Pierre and Maire Sklodowska Curie. Polonium is used in nuclear bombs and is highly radio active. Polonium was named after poland.

Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that is produced in the decay chain of Radium. Radon sometimes finds its way into households through deposits of Radium found underneath the ground.

Radium was discovered in 1898 by Marie Curie and her husband while studying pitchblende, a type of uranium ore. It has no stable isotopes, and today it is still occasionally used to treat cancer with radiation treatment.