Elemental Collection (page 6)

Lithium. Vial containing a sample of the alkali metal lithium (Li). Lithium has many uses. Some lithium salts are useful as a class of mood stabilizing drugs; lithium

Gadolinium. Sample of the rare earth metal Gadolinium (Gd). The rare earth metals, or rare earth elements, are a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table

Manganese. Sample of the element Manganese (Mn). Manganese is a hard, silvery-grey transition metal. Vanadium is mainly used as an alloy in steel and with aluminium

Strontium. Sample of the alkaline earth metal Strontium (Sr). Strontium is a soft silvery-white metallic element that turns yellow when exposed to air

Bismuth. Samples of the metal element bismuth (Bi). Bismuth is a trivalent poor metal. Its compounds and alloys are used widely in cosmetics, medicines, magnets and solders

Sulphur. Sample of sulphur (S) on a watch glass. Sulphur is a reactive chemical element that is a yellow solid at room temperature

Boron. Sample of the metalloid element boron (B). Major industrial-scale uses of boron compounds are in sodium perborate bleaches, and the borax component of fibreglass insulation

Rhodium. Sample of the transition metal rhodium (Rh) in a Petri dish. Rhodium is a rare, silvery-white, hard, and chemically inert transition metal and a member of the platinum group

Thulium. Sample of the rare earth metal Thulium (Tm). The rare earth metals, or rare earth elements, are a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table

Beryllium. Sample of the alkaline earth metal Beryllium (Be). Beryllium is a grey metallic element that is extracted from the mineral beryl (Beryllium aluminosilicate)

Potassium
Rubidium. Vial containing a sample of the alkali metal rubidium (Rb). Rubidium compounds are sometimes used in fireworks to give them a purple colour

Zirconium
Iron. Samples of the transition metal iron (Fe). Iron is the most common element (by mass) found in the Earth, forming much of the planets outer and inner core

Tantalum. Sample of the element Tantalum (Ta). Tantalum is a hard, blue-grey transition metal, that used to be known as tantalium. It is used in alloys, capacitors and resistors

Calcium. Sample of the alkaline earth metal calcium (Ca) on a watch glass. Calcium is the fifth most abundant element in the Earths crust

Aluminium. Sample of the metal aluminium (Al). Aluminium is a lightweight metallic element that is used in many different applications, including food packaging and engine components

Terbium. Sample of the rare earth metal Terbium (Tb). The rare earth metals, or rare earth elements, are a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table

Chlorine. Vial containing a sample of chlorine (Cl) gas. Chlorine has many applications including as a constituent of bleach and in water as a disinfectant. It is toxic

Ytterbium. Sample of the rare earth metal ytterbium (Yb). The rare earth metals, or rare earth elements, are a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table

Zinc

Fludds energy and substance
Energy and substance. 17th century mystical work depicting the relationship between energy and substance in the Universe. At the top is the source of infinite force at the sphere of the Empyrean

Potassium burning in air. Potassium (K) is a soft, highly reactive, alkali metal. In air it will burn with a brilliant flame to form potassium dioxide (or potassium superoxide, KO2)

Nonmetallic elements

Alkali metals. Freshly cut lithium (Li), sodium (Na) and potassium (K), clockwise from top left. These metallic elements are relatively soft and react rapidly with the water and oxygen in the air

Sulphur sticks. Sulphur is a pale yellow, odourless, brittle solid, which is insoluble in water but soluble in carbon disulphide

Sulphur crystals. Sulphur (chemical symbol S) is a nonmetallic yellow solid at room temperature. This monoclinic crystalline shape is produced when sulphur crystallises slowly out of solution

Aluminium turnings. This pile of aluminium weighs 27 grams and represents one mole of the element. The atomic weight of aluminium is 27

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