USES OF METALS.

IRON AND ITS ALLOY

 Mild steel
 Car
 Ships
 Bridges
 Construction
 Screws
 Nails
 Roofing
 fencing

 Stainless steel
 Cooking utensils
 Surgical equipment

 HIGH CARBON STEEL

 Knives
 Drills
 Railway tracks
 Razor blades

 NaOH
 Making soap
 Degreasing
 Making paper
 Detergents
 Bleach

METALS

ALUMINIUM
 Manufacture of aircrafts
 Food containers/ cooking foils

COPPER
 Cooking utensils
 Electric wiring

SULFUR AND ITS COMPOUNDS

SULFUR
 In making sulfuric acid
 Vulcanising the ruvver
 Drugs, pesticides, dyes and matches
 Cosmetics. Shampoos and body lotions
SULFUR DI OXIDE
 Bleach for wood pulp
 Making wine
 Making paper
SULFURIC ACID
 Fertilisers such as Ammonium Sulfate
 Paints, pigments and dyestuff
 Fibres and plastic
 Soaps and detergents

GASES
 ARGON
 Electric light bulb
 Fluorescent tubes
 Arc welding
 Production of titanium
 Car Headlights

 ETHENE
 Polyethene
 PVC
 Making polymers
 Ripening food
 Making ethanol

 OXYGEN
 Steel
 Welding
 Cutting of metal
 Medical purposes
 Astronauts
 Fire fighters

 CHLORINE
 Water Treatment
 Solvents
 Plastic
 PVC
 Bleach
 Disinfectants
 HCl
 Kills Bacteria
 Chlorination of water
 Pesticide

 Hydrogen
  Fuel
 Rocket fuel
 Fuel cells
 Welding
 Ammonia
 Methanol

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS

CaCO3 (Limestone)
 Extracting iron from iron ore
 For road building
 As chips for concrete

CaO
 Making steel from iron
 Neutralize acidity in soil
 Drying agent in industries

Ca(OH)2
 Neutralize acidity in soil
 For flue gas desulfurisation