Discuss the uses of metals and non metals in our daily life
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Some non - metals and their uses are listed below -
★ Oxygen is used for breathing.
★ Chlorine is used for purifying water.
★ Phosphorous is used in crackers.
★ Non - metals like nitrogen is used in fertilizers.
★ Graphite is used as a good conductor of electricity.
★ Pottassium is used in fertilizers.
★ Nitrogen is used by plants.
★ Graphite is used in making leads.
★ Carbon is used as a fuel.
★ Bromine is used in dyes and pesticides
Some metals and their uses are listed below -
★ Gold and silver are used for making jewellery.
★ Copper is used for making electrical wires, cooking utensils etc.
★ Zinc is mainly used as a protective coat for iron.
★ Aluminium is used for making electrical cables, packaging, cooking utensils,etc.
★ Metals like iron and steel are widely used in building and home constructions.
★ liquid metals like Mercury which can exists in room temperature is used in clinical thermometres.
★ lead is commonly used in car battries .
★ coins are made up of nickel.
★ sodium used as a table salt.
★ uranium are commonly used in defence fields as a nuclear reactor.