State one use of each of the following non metal a oxygen nitrogen sulphur chlorine and iodine
Answers
Answer:
OXYGEN
Oxygen is used by animals and plants in the respiration (breathing) process. Tanks of oxygen are used in medicine to treat people with breathing problems. They are also used as life support for astronauts and scuba divers. The majority of the oxygen used.
NITROGEN
As if this all was not amazing enough, nitrogen influences our lives every day in the way it is used in various industries. The chemical industry uses this gas in the production of fertilizers, nylon, nitric acid, dyes, medicines, and explosives. Here are the five applications of nitrogen in everyday life.
SULPHUR
The main use of sulfur is to make sulfuric acid, but it is also used as a fungicide and in medicine to treat certain skin conditions. ... for example, sulfur based concretes, cements and wall coatings are used where resistance to chemical attack is important. Large amounts of sulfur are used in the vulcanization of rubber.
CHLORINE
Chlorine kills bacteria – it is a disinfectant. It is used to treat drinking water and swimming pool water. It is also used to make hundreds of consumer products from paper to paints, and from textiles to insecticides. About 20% of chlorine produced is used to make PVC.
IODINE
Today, iodine has many commercial uses. Iodide salts are used in pharmaceuticals and disinfectants, printing inks and dyes, catalysts, animal feed supplements and photographic chemicals. Iodine is also used to make polarising filters for LCD displays.
THANK YOU
MARK IT AS THE BRAINLIEST.