Final Answer:
1. Antimony — Used to make “super” papers, brass, and tools
2. Beryllium — Used to make fireproof, paper, film, reaction, and X-ray equipment
3. Cadmium — Used to make phosphor, batteries, and in food packaging
4. Copper — Used to make electrical wire, brass, bronze, coins, plumbing, and jewelry
5. Fluorine — Used to make toothpaste, Teflon, refrigerants, and uranium enrichment
6. Gold — Used to make jewelry, electronics, dentistry, and as a store of value
7. Helium — Used in balloons, MRI machines, welding, and as a coolant
8. Iodine — Used in medicine (disinfectant), photography, and as a nutrient
9. Lead — Used in batteries, radiation shielding, and historically in paint and pipes
10. Lithium — Used in batteries, mood-stabilizing drugs, and ceramics
11. Mercury — Used in thermometers, barometers, fluorescent lights, and dental amalgam
12. Phosphorus — Used in fertilizers, matches, fireworks, and detergents
13. Silicon — Used in computer chips, glass, ceramics, adhesives, and sealants
14. Silver — Used in jewelry, photography, mirrors, and electronics
15. Zinc — Used in galvanizing steel, batteries, sunscreens, and as a dietary supplement
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