They create complex ions which dye solutions
Titanium
Lightweight, rigid, corrosion-resistant alloys are used for manufacturing aircraft wings, artificial joints, pacemakers, jewelry
Chromium
White metal
In nature, it occurs as chromite
It is used as an anti-corrosive coating of steel objects, to chrome plating car parts and cutlery
Cobalt
Silvery-white ferromagnetic metal
It occurs in compounds with sulfur and arsenic
From the alloys with iron are produced magnets
Nickel
Ferromagnetic metal
It is used for plating and manufacturing batteries
Alloys finds application in the manufacture of coins
Niobium
Rare gray metal
Alloys used in the aircraft and aerospace engineering
Silver
Soft
From silver is produced jewelery, coins
Halides are used in photography
Cadmium
It is used as part of the control rods of nuclear reactors
Tungsten = Wolfram
Hard, gray, corrosion-resistant
To the alloys for tools and fibers into bulbs
Platinum
To produce electrical contacts, jewelry, implants, pacemakers
Gold
Soft, shiny, yellow, very unreactive
In nature in a pure state
To increase hardness is added Cu and Ag
Alloys are used in jewelery, dentistry
Mercury = Quicksilver = Hydrargyrum
Toxic, silvery-white liquid metal
In thermometers, barometers
Iron
Soft, white, magnetic
In nature only in compounds
Is obtained from hematite or magnetite due to melting in a blast furnace
Creates ionic and covalent compounds
By reaction with atmospheric moisture it corrodes
Iron production in a blast furnace
Iron produced in a blast furnace is crude
Contains 5% carbon and 4% other impurities - eg .: sulfur
Most of pig iron is processed into steel
Steel
Alloy of Fe and C (<1.5%)
C increases the hardness and strength but reduces the ductility and malleability
It is produced by removing impurities from molten pig iron
Ferrous scrap, pig iron and lime is charged into the furnace, where oxygen is blown, which oxidizes impurities
Copper
In nature, it occurs in a pure state and compounds - eg.: chalcopyrite
Unreactive, on air it loses its luster and covers a green layer of alkaline sulfate
Electric wires. lines, water pipes, heating systems are produced from copper
Alloys: brass contains Zn, Bronze contains Cn
Cupric chloride is used in pyrotechnics
Spelter = Zinc
Silvery, soft, on air it loses its shine
In nature, it occurs in sphalerite
It is obtained by roasting the ore to form ZnO and the reduction of coke
Zinc oxide is contained in creams for baby rash
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