Nitroglycerine. Since the 1860s, it has been used as an active ingredient in the manufacture of explosives, specifically dynamite, and as such is employed in the construction anddemolition industries. Similarly, since the 1880s, it has been used by the military as an active ingredient, and a gellatinizer for nitrocellulose, in some solid propellants, such as Cordite and Ballistite.
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# hydrogen, in drinking water # helium, in helium balloons # carbon, in carbohydrates (food) # nitrogen, in air we breathe # oxygen, in air we breathe # fluorine, in toothpaste # neon, in lights # sodium, in cooking (NaCl) # magnesium, in cell phones # aluminum, in aluminum foil # silicon, in computers # phosphorus, in baking powder # sulfur, in laundry detergent # chlorine, in salt for cooking (NaCl) # potassium, in food preservatives # calcium, in bones for strength # titanium, in jewelry, cell phones # chromium, in paint # manganese, used in pigments and dyes # iron, can be used to purify drinking water # cobalt, in paint # nickel, in nickels (coins) # copper, in coins # zinc, in batteries # gallium, in mirrors # germanium, in some cd's and dvd's # arsenic, in many medicines # selenium, used in plumbing pipes # bromine, used to make vegetable oil, some soda pop # strontium, in bones (for strength) # silver, in jewelry # cadmium, in many batteries # tin, in soda pop cans # antimony, in paint # iodine, in medicine and dye # barium, used to make bricks # tungsten, in many light bulbs # gold, in jewelry # mercury, in thermometers # lead, in paint