Gold (i) for making jewellery and coins . (ii) in the manufacture of electronic devices , like computers , telephones , home appliances , etc. (iii) in dentistry , to fill in teeth cavities (in the form of an alloy , a mixture of gold and silver ). Silver (i) for making jewellery and coins . (ii ) for filling in teeth cavities ( in the form of a gold - mixed alloy ) . (iii) as a purifier of water . (iv ) as an electrode metal , and in electroplating . (v ) in photography in the form of silver bromide and silver nitrate .( vi) for making thin sheets to decorate sweets . It increases the immunity of the body . lron (i) to make pipes , tanks , cylinders , agricultural tools , nails , wire meshes , railings , furniture , etc. (ii ) to make bridges , ships , machine parts , buildings , etc. in the form of steel , an alloy containing carbon . (iii) in the construction of power transmission towers . (iv ) for making utensils , cutlery and surgical instruments from its alloy stainless steel , which is steel with chromium or nickel .Copper i) making electric wires, coils and cables, utensils, and even semi-precious ornaments. (i) making coins and statues in the form of its alloys called bronze and brass. (iii) electronic devices. Aluminium ) as a substitute for copper to make electi¢ cables and wires, because it is cheaper lectric ii) to make utensils, cans for drinks furniture, window frames, etc.(ii) for packaging foodstuffs and wrappers of medicines in the form of aluminium (iv) as a paint to prevent rust in the form of a powder foil on telephone poles. foil. Zinc i) as an electrode metal. (ii) (ii) to make dry cells. (iii)for making alloys like brasS and bronze (iv) to coat iron sheets through the process of galvanization, which protects iron from rusting. Mercury (i) thermometers as thermometric liquid. (ii) barometers and other scientificapparatus. (iii) dentistry, for filling up cavities in teeth in the form of alloys known as silver amalgam and gold amalgam. (An alloy of metal with mercury is called amalgam). Tin (i) for making cans to keep foodstuffs, especially grains. (ii) for tinning of food cans and utensils made of other metals. (iii) Tin coated iron sheets are used to make boxes and big containers. Magnesium (1) in fireworks, because it burns with a dazzling light. (ii) for making alloys called magnaliumand duralumin. Lead (i)making storage batteries. (ii) making sanitary pipes, tips of bullets, tin roofs, and fusible alloy (solder a mixture of 50%0 tin and 50% lead). Platinum (i) for making electrodes and electrolytic cells. (ii) for making expensive jewellery and watches. (iii) as a catalyst in hydrogenation of unsaturated oil to prepare vanaspati ghee, in the manufacture of acids, etc. of acids,etcTungsten (i)making electrodes (ii)heating elements (iii)electric bulbs as filaments and cathode ray tubes (iv)making heavy metal alloys used to make cutting tools (v)mining industries