
Ruthenium- is Most used for the electronics industry for chip resistors and electrical contacts.
Osmium- has only a few uses. It is used to produce very hard alloys for fountain pen tips.
Hassium- at present it is only used in research.
Cobalt- like iron, can be magnetised and so is used to make magnets.
Rhodium- is used in catalytic converters for cars
Iridium- is the most corrosion-resistant material known. It is used in special alloys.
Meitnerium- at present it is only used in research.
Nickel- is used in manny coins.
palladium- is used in catalytic converters for cars.
Platinum- is used extensively for jewellery.
Darmstadtium- at present, it is only used in research.
Copper- is also used in manny coins.
silver- it is used for jewellery and silver tableware, where appearance is important.
gold- is stored as bullion. It is also, however, used extensively in jewellery.
Roentgenium- at present, it is only used in research.
zinc- is used to galvanise other metals, such as iron, to prevent rusting.
Cadmium- is a poison and is known to cause birth defects and cancer.
Mercury- has fascinated people for millennia, as a heavy liquid metal.
Copericium- at present, it is only used in research.